Qualitative Research Design
10 important questions on Qualitative Research Design
What's the difference between internal and external generalizability?
What are the main issues of triangulation?
- You need new ways of comparison, because one will suit a certain type but not the other.
What are the characteristics of a good qualitative research design?
- Reduce to essential
- Research becomes manageable in terms of time and resources
- Link to theoretical background
- Reflection, planning and clear decisions
- Sensitive, flexible and adaptive
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- Never study anything twice
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What are the two main ways to derive a research question?
2. By making general observations, create a question and make it more focused on the way.
What are the two types of generalizability on theoretical level?
Substantive; applying to a specific field
What are the two relevant steps for deriving a research question?
- Research perspective.
What is the difference between reflection and reflexivity?
Reflexivity is about the examination of own beliefs, judgements and practices that influences research. You think about how this influences your research. This is about questioning the way of doing.
What are the three research perspectives of theoretical knowledge discussed by Flick?
- Personal experiences
- Theoretical perspective which are transferred to social representations.
Arrange the following data collection methods from distance to engaged.
- Consultancy
- Interviews
- Passive observations
- Action research
- Participant observations
Passive observation
Participant observation
- Action Research
- Consultancy
What's the difference between verbal and visual data sources?
Visual sources are related to e.g. Observations, video and pictures.
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