RDL 1 Data Gathering in Qualitative Research

This refers to data that has been compiled and organized to answer research questions. This may include data from interviews, archival documents, and/or focus groups.

• purposeful sampling

• data set

• reflexivity

• unit of analysis

This refers to the primary focus of a study. It is the "who", and/or "what" at the center of the study which can focus on people, perspectives, structure, geographical units, and/or social interactions.

• purposeful sampling

• data set

• design complexity

• unit of analysis

The ways researchers strategically plan, design, and structure research processes for them to answer research questions in the most complex, rigorous, and nuanced ways possible. This requires data triangulation, the strategic sequencing of methods, and adopting a reflexive approach to design and data collection.

• purposeful sampling

• data set

• design complexity

• unit of analysis

The primary sampling method employed in qualitative research, entailing that individuals are purposefully chosen to participate in a research study for specific reasons that stem from the primary construct and context of the research questions.

• purposeful sampling

• data set

• design complexity

• unit of analysis

The __________is a place to record the researcher's thoughts, questions, struggles, ideas, excitements, and experiences with the process of learning about and engaging in various aspects of research.

• Fieldwork Research Journal

• Fieldwork and Data Collection Memos

• Research Log

• Contact Summary Forms

These have a variety of purposes, including making note of and considering important occurrences and key events

• Fieldwork Research Journal

• Fieldwork and Data Collection Memos

• Fieldwork Research Journal

• Research Log

• Contact Summary Forms

It is in the _______ that researchers keep track of any and all changes, additions, or modifications to the data collection plan and the overall research design, including data collection and analysis methods and processes

• Fieldwork Research Journal

• Fieldwork and Data Collection Memos

• Research Log

• Contact Summary Forms

_______are used to cull and synthesize data, including participants’ verbatim statements from interviews and focus groups .These are designed to provide an efficient way to distill key aspects of your data and to manage data without losing key information.

• Fieldwork Research Journal

• Fieldwork and Data Collection Memos

• Fieldwork Research Journal

• Research Log

• Contact Summary Forms

______can be a generative approach to the research process as it can elicit a meta-analysis that might otherwise be lost. The goal is to generate insight and reflection on the study topic and processes as well as to experience being interviewed, either using a protocol that resembles or is totally different from the ones used with your research participants.

• Fieldwork Research Journal

• Researcher Interview

• Research Log

• Contact Summary Forms

What are the two crucial factors to consider in QL research sampling?

• site

• participant

• statistical analysis

• cosmic significance