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| What is qualitative research? |
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- Interpretevist (affected by reseracher)
- Data is sensitive to the social context
- Rich, complex, and holistic data
- No unified techniques or philosophies
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| Dealing with the nature of being and what there is to know. Asking what constitutes social reality. For example are we individuals or groups? |
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| What is there to know and how can we know it |
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| large potentialites and limitations of research methods |
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| What is a research method? |
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| The specific process of collecting data applied to the question and circumstances |
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| The source from which the question is answered. E.g. survey data |
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| 5 Questions to ask yourself before conducting research |
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- What is my assumption of social reality? (ontology)
- How can I prove something? (epistemology)
- What is my topic? (research area)
- What kind of puzzle am I solving?
- What are my aims and purposes?
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| Interpretevist epistemological position |
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Max Weber. Human behaviour is purposive and the meaning is primary.
- We cannot know an objective social reality
- Different groups have different understandings
- Aim is to understand how meaning is produced
- Immerse self in the field
- Bias is unavoidable, acknowledge it
- Validity comes from the coherence and authenticity
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| Constructivist ontological position |
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| "Social phonema and their meanings are continually being accomplished by social actors" ... "they are in a constant state of revision". Truth comes from context. |
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| Positivist epistemoligical position |
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A real world exists beyond us in which there are things to be discovered. Auguste Comte in the Enlightenment.
- Social science is a science with observable tests.
- Society is filled with laws and patterns
- Individuals may be unaware of these laws
- The world may be observed objectiely, at distance
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| Issues with QR Positivism |
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- Samples are too small
- Subject is too emotive and subjective
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| Interpretevist QR benefits |
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- In depth picture provided, not a generalisation
- All research is subjective, here it is merely embraced
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| Designing QR: multiple methodologies |
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- Different parts of the phenonemon
- Answer multiple questions
- Multiple angles
- Control depth and breadth
- Traingulation
- Test different theories
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| Designing QR: integration considerations |
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- Technical - is the data comparable?
- Ontological - do the methods assume the same?
- Knowledge + evidence
- Explanation - coherent argument
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| Designing QR: Criteria for evidence |
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- Valid - observing subject
- Generalisable - can make a wider claim
- Reliable - high data quality
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| Designing QR: List of methodologies |
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- Ethnographic (fieldwork and immersion)
- Interpretevist (people and perceptions)
- Humanist (People are data sources)
- Discourse analysis (text and conversation)
- Psychoanalystic (inner self)
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| Designing QR: Sampling strategies |
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- Strategic (relevant range)
- Representational (of population)
- Illustrative (example, not representation)
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