Qualitative Methods and Data Analysis

These flashcards cover essential vocabulary and definitions related to qualitative research methods and data analysis, providing a foundation for understanding key concepts.

Content Analysis

A method that deconstructs and analyzes publicly available recorded communications to uncover hidden meanings.

Manifest Content

Easily observed and immediately evident content that is visible and can be directly observed.

Latent Content

Hidden meanings and purposes that require interpretation beyond the visible.

Coding

A word or short phrase that symbolically assigns a summative, salient essence capturing a portion of language-based or visual data.

Phenomenology

A qualitative research approach that explores individuals' lived experiences and the meanings they assign to those experiences.

Ethnography

A systematic recording of human culture through participant observation in natural settings.

Participatory Action Research (PAR)

A collaborative research approach focusing on practical problems specific to a community, involving stakeholders in the research process.

Grounded Theory

A systematic process used to explore social processes and develop theory based on observed data patterns.

Case Study

An in-depth examination of a specific case over time to understand its essential dimensions and processes.

Qualitative Data Analysis

The process of transforming qualitative data into research results that describe, explain, or predict phenomena.