Which philosophical worldview is often associated with qualitative research?
- constructivism (multiple realities/multiple meanings)
- will often ask the questions that will lead to qualitative design
Defining features of qualitative design:
- generation of non-numerical data
- smaller sample sizes
- typically occurs in a natural setting
- researchers are key instruments
- research questions/processes are emergent
- requires researcher flexibility
- driven more by research questions rather than hypothesis
- can generate theory (rather than theory testing)
- interviews, observations etc.
- themes often generated
Data collection or data generation? Which term is becoming increasingly common with qualitative research? Why?
- data generation
- emergent nature, working alongside with participants
- can’t go in and collect info from their brain, you have to work with them to generate the data
Qualitative study designs are also referred to as…
qualitative strategies of inquiry
Qualitative study design will guide….
- sampling
- data generation
- data analysis
Each qualitative study design has _____ _____, but also ______ across designs.
- unique features
- similarities
Methodological coherence:
- coherence of study, study design
- critical to determine if study is of any quality or not
The big 6 strategies of inquiry:
- narrative
- ethnography
- phenomenology
- case study
- grounded theory
- qualitative description
Narrative focuses on the _____ of individuals.
stories
In narrative, _____ are used to …
- stories
- bring understanding or meaning to the experiences of individuals
In narrative, individual stories serve as a representation of…
broader social experiences
In narrative, stories can be analyzed in ____ _____ or ____ ____.
- great depth
- stand alone
Example of narrative:
a study to understand how a group of mature natural body builders resisted the narrative of decline/aging body
Typical methods for narrative:
- in-depth and unstructured/conversational interviews
- may also use observation and journaling
Ethnographers are driven by questions that seek to _____ ______ or ____ _____.
- understand cultures
- cultural groups
In ethnography, researchers focus on…
describing and interpreting shared features of a cultural group
Traditionally in ethnography, researchers would ….
immerse themselves into the culture
Example of ethnography:
a study to explore the culture of long distance bike commuting
Typical methods of ethnography:
- participant observation
- may also use interviews and documents (eg. poetry, art)
Phenomenology is the study of a _____ or a ______ through the exploration of _____ _____.
- phenomenon
- concept
- lived experiences
Phenomenology can take a variety of forms including:
- interpretative phenomenological analysis
- empirical phenomenology
Example of phenomenology:
a study to describe and interpret the positive body image experiences of women activity involved in pole fitness
Typical methods of phenomenology:
- multiple in-depth interviews
- may also include observations/fieldnotes, diaries
Key piece in phenomenology:
interviews
