Analysing qualitative data 4

Question 1

What is qualitative analysis according to Sparkes and Smith, 2014)?

Answer 1

Is an artful and scientific interpretative process of meaning-making that begins at the outset of the investigation.
It involves transcription, data management, immersion in data collection, a concern with what is in data or how it is constructed, an examination of any possible interrelationships, and a reflexive awareness of the processes of writing and representation.

Question 2

How to prepare for analysis?

Answer 2

• Revisit your aims
• Gather field notes, reflections, photos, media
• Transcription>convert audio recordings to text

Question 3

Whats the difference between deductive vs inductive analysis?

Answer 3

• deductive you start with the theory and your purpose is to examine the theory
• Inductive is where you don’t impose theory and you start with observation

Question 4

What is grounded theory?

Answer 4

a systematic, yet flexible methodology for collecting and analysing qualitative data to construct theories that are grounded in the data themselves

Question 5

What is discourse analysis?

Answer 5

explores the use of language in relation to society, culture and thought

Question 6

What is narrative analysis?

Answer 6

make sense of, interpret and represent data in storied form

Question 7

What is exercise as restitution? and what is exercise as medicine?

Answer 7

exercise as restitution - exercise as the means by which an ill or injured person can heal, and return to their former selves, as people ‘buy in’ to the perceived medicinal benefits of exercise
Exercise as medicine - ongoing and expanding global health initiative committed to the belief that promoting physical activity is integral in the prevention, management and treatment of disease

Question 8

What is reflexivity?

Answer 8

how does the position of the researcher influence the results / analyse. Questions how interpretations are made.

Question 9

what is the function of member checking?

Answer 9

• seeks to test credibility of data and results
• Match participant and researcher interpretations
• Suspect process of verifying truth of the results

Question 10

What is a strength and limitation of member reflections?

Answer 10

• generate additional data and insight
• explore similarities and differences in interpretation of findings
• interpreting someones story may cause harm/upset

Question 11

What are the four criteria of the parallel perspective?

Answer 11

Credibility, transferability, dependability and confirmability

Question 12

What is parallel perspective?

Answer 12

• It is a criteria for judging trustworthiness.
• It is not suitable for judging qualitative inquiry as it is philosophically contradictory
• Assumes the 4 criteria will distinguish between trustworthy and untrustworthy interpretations of reality
• Therefore getting to true version of reality

Question 13

what is the Letting go perspective?

Answer 13

• judgements should be made based upon a lists of criteria that are appropriate to form inquiry
• these criteria are not common checklists, universal or static in nature
• characterising traits can change over time and in different contexts

Question 14

What is the Criteria for excellent qualitative research?

Answer 14

worthy topic, resonance, rich rigorous, significant contribution, sincerity, ethical, credibility and meaningful coherence