Week 9

Which qualitative term is this a definition for?

'the use of multiple methods, data sources, or perspectives to enhance the credibility, validity, and depth of the findings'

• Focus groups

• Triangulation

• Mixed methods research

• Interviews

What research term is this a definition for?

'A set of beliefs, assumptions and practices that guide how researchers understand and investigate the world'

• Reflexivity

• Philosophy

• Paradigm

• Methodology

What kind of research paradigm encompasses the idea that our knowledge about reality is created though interactions between ourselves and our social environments?

*Hint: also known as a 'ground-up' approach...

• Constructivism

• Critical Theory

• Interpretivism

• Sociology

What kind of research paradigm encompasses the idea that events and social experiences in our lives shape the way that we see the world?

*Hint: also known as a 'top-down' approach...

• Cultural dissonance

• Interpretivism

• Constructivism

• Qualitative

What kind of research paradigm focuses on identifying and challenging inequality, oppression, and power structures in society?

• Critical Theory

• Qualitative

• Socialism

• Grounded Theory

What is the most commonly used sampling method in qualitative research?

• Convenience

• Critical Case

• Purposive

• Snowball

When does data saturation occur?

• When your sample size is large enough that you know you will uncover all possible data

• When no new insights or themes are emerging from the data

• When you drop your research paper in a puddle and it gets all wet

• None of the above

Which qualitative research design is described here:

Focuses on in-depth study of cultures, social groups, or communities through direct observation and participation.

*Hint: Has roots in anthropology...

• Phenomenology

• Grounded theory

• Ethnography

• Case Studies

Which qualitative research design is described here:

Attempts to understand people's experiences from a first-person perspective.

• Case Study

• Grounded theory

• Ethnography

• Phenomenology

Which qualitative research design is described here:

An in-depth observation of a specific example, which may involve one person, a group, or an event, that offers the most insightful and relevant information for a particular study.

Hint: Phineas Gage...

• Ethnography

• Case Study

• Phenomenology

• Grounded Theory