, Definition of the Situation - Answer -a concept that states an individual's behaviour is influenced more
by their understanding of the situation than by any objective aspects of the situation itself
Characteristics of Qualitative Research - Answer -- focus on human, lived reality
- use of Inductive reasoning
- involves in-depth interviews and subjective observation
- interest is understanding behaviour in context
- includes literature review at the end of study
Characteristics of Quantitative Research - Answer -- focus on theory development and testing
- use of Deductive reasoning
- Involves questionnaires or surveys
- interest is generating theories that predict and generalize
- involves literature review at beginning of study
Positivism/Post-positive worldview - Answer -Purpose: to predict, explain patterns and identify
relationships
Focus: a phenomenon exists and you want to test/fix it; "the miner" digs for new knowledge
Interpretive/Symbolic Interaction worldview - Answer -Purpose: to interpret and discover social
meaning; to build descriptions of under-explored phenomena
"the traveler" journeys into unknown territory
Critical Worldview - Answer -Purpose: to change, emancipate, and empower; to create opportunities
and the will for change
"change agent" empowers those unheard and aims to change the status quo
Pragmatism worldview - Answer -Purpose: to solve problems by asking questions that can be answered
with qualitative methods
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