-The different qualitative research methods include:
- Phenomenology
- Grounded theory
- Ethnography
- Community participatory research
-Phenomenological method - -- A process of learning and
constructing the meaning of human experience through intensive
dialogue with persons who are living the experience
- Rests on the assumption that there is a structure and essence to
shared experiences that can be narrated
- Researcher's goal = to understand the meaning of the
experience as it is lived by the participant
- These studies usually incorporate data bout the lived space, or
spatiality; the lived body, or corporeality; lived time, or
temporality; and lived human relations, or relationally
- Meaning = pursued through a process of dialog
- There are many schools of phenomenological research
- Researchers ask questions about the lived experience and use
methods that explore phenomena as they are embedded in
people's lives and environments
-Bracketed - -The researcher identifies their own personal
biases about the phenomenon of interest to clarify how personal
experience and beliefs may color what is heard and reported
-Data saturation - -- The situation of obtaining the full range of
themes from the participants, so that in interviewing additional
participants, no new data emerge
- Guides decisions regarding how many interviews are enough
-Grounded theory method - -- An inductive approach involving a
systematic set of procedures to arrive at a theory about basic
social processes
- Based on observations and perceptions of the social scene and
evolves during data collection and analysis
,- Describes a research approach to construct theory where no
theory exists, or where existing theories fail to provide evidence
- Used in many disciplines
- The usefulness of the study stems from the transferability of
theories, a theory derived from one study is applicable to another
-Theoretical sampling - -Used to select experiences that will
help the researcher to test hunches and ideas and to gather
complete information about developing concepts
-Constant comparative method - -Process by which coded data
are continuously compared with new data as they are acquired
during research
-Ethnographic method - -- Focuses on scientific description and
interpretation of cultural or social groups and systems
- Derived from the Greek term ethnos, meaning people, race, or
cultural group
- Goal of the ethnographer = to understand the research
pariticipant's view of their world
- This approach requires that the researcher enter the world of
the study participants to watch what happens, listen to what is
said, ask questions, and collect data
- Nurses use this method to study cultural variation in health and
patient groups as subcultures within larger social contexts
-Ethnography - -Term used to mean both the research technique
and the product of that technique - that is, the study itself
-Emic view - -The insider's view
-Etic view - -The outsider's view; obtained when the researcher
uses quantitative analysis of behavior
-Key informants - -Individuals who have special knowledge,
status, or communication skills, and who are willing to teach the
ethnographer about the phenomenon
-Community participatory research (CBPR) - -- A research
method that systematically accesses the voice of a community to
plan context-appropriate action
, - Provides an alternative to traditional research approaches that
assume a phenomenon may be separated from its context for
purpose of study
- Investigators recognize that engaging members of a study
population as active and equal participants is crucial for the
research process to be a means of facilitating change
- Change or action is the intended end product of CBPR
- Many scholars consider CBPR to be a type of action research
- Three phases of the research process: Look, think, and act
- Photovoice: A tool that can be used to foster trust and capacity
building for community-led solutions to environment and health
issues
-Domains - -Symbolic categories that include smaller categories
-Rigor - -- Ensures there is a correlation between the steps of
the research process and the actual study
- A means of demonstrating the credibility and integrity of the
qualitative research process
-Credibility - -Truth of findings as judged by participants and
others within the discipline. For instance, you may find the
researcher returning to the participants to share interpretation
of findings and query accuracy from the perspective of the
persons living the experience
-Auditability - -Accountability as judged by the adequacy of
information leading the reader from the research question and
raw data through various steps of analysis to the interpretation
of findings. For instance, you should be able to follow the
reasoning of the researcher step by step through explicit
examples of data, interpretations, and syntheses
-Fittingness - -Faithfulness to participants' everyday reality,
described in enough detail so that others can evaluate
importance for practice, research, and theory development. For
instance, you will know enough about the human experience
The benefits of buying summaries with Stuvia:
Guaranteed quality through customer reviews
Stuvia customers have reviewed more than 700,000 summaries. This how you know that you are buying the best documents.
Quick and easy check-out
You can quickly pay through credit card or Stuvia-credit for the summaries. There is no membership needed.
Focus on what matters
Your fellow students write the study notes themselves, which is why the documents are always reliable and up-to-date. This ensures you quickly get to the core!
Frequently asked questions
What do I get when I buy this document?
You get a PDF, available immediately after your purchase. The purchased document is accessible anytime, anywhere and indefinitely through your profile.
Satisfaction guarantee: how does it work?
Our satisfaction guarantee ensures that you always find a study document that suits you well. You fill out a form, and our customer service team takes care of the rest.
Who am I buying these notes from?
Stuvia is a marketplace, so you are not buying this document from us, but from seller NurseSallyD. Stuvia facilitates payment to the seller.
Will I be stuck with a subscription?
No, you only buy these notes for $11.49. You're not tied to anything after your purchase.
