1what is the difference in reasoning between qualitative and quantitative data
qualitative - inductive reasoning
quantitative - deductive reasoning
2what is the philosophy behind qualitative research
naturalistic inquiry
3what is inductive reasoning
data is collected and based on that data an understanding is reached
4qualitative research is related to constructivism, quantitative research is based on
positivism or deductive reasoning
5what terminology does qualitative research avoid? what do they use instead?
avoid: cause or relate
use instead: discover, inquire, describe, and explore
6what words do qualitative research questions begin with
what or how instead of why
7what type of sampling is used in qualitative research
purposive sampling
8when is theoretical sampling used
when the goal of the study is to construct a new theory. Starts as purposive sampling and then theoretical concepts emerge
9what is a semi-structured interview
an interview guide is created by researchers, along with follow up probes, but the questions are still general and open ended in nature
10data analysis and data collection are iterative processes
what does this mean
as data is collected, it is analyzed, and this analysis leads to decisions about the need to collect more data and/or recruit new participants
11what are the qualitative designs most commonly used in healthcare research
phenomenology grounded theory, ethnography, narrative, and participatory
12what is the purpose of phenomenology
to understand and describe the lived experience from the point of view of the research participant
13when is phenomonolgy particularly useful
for situations that are poorly defined or potentially misunderstood, such as the process of coming to terms with a particular diagnosis or the client’s perspective of the therapy experience
14identifying simple categories within the data
open coding
15identifies relationships between categories
axial coding
16involves the articulation of a theory based on the categories and their relationships
selective coding
17phenomenology describes, ethnography __________
explains
18what does SPIDER stand for
S - sample
PI - phenomenon of interest
D - design
E - evaluation
R - research type