Qualitative Research Techniques Theory and Practice Plus Interviews

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Across can be applied. 15. When participants have clear

1. Form of generalisation involving applying
findings to other or wider groups.
8. Form of reflexivity involving consideration
of how your beliefs might have affected
your research.
9. Qualitative enquiry allows participants to
provide __________ and not just
descriptions.
13. Form of triangulation through use of
multiple interpretations of data.
16. Verification through use of more than
one research strategy.
18. Rosenthal showed researcher biases
in students by getting them to count
movements of these animals.
21. Sampling method that involves
sampling that is not random.
23. Form of sampling deliberately
undertaken to give a particular type of
participant.
25. Study of the nature of knowledge
(oooh... I just dropped a ToK bomb!).
30. Effect on results created by the action
of watching participants.
32. Talking form of data collection.
34. Qualitative studies often allow
complex issues to be handled with more
of this.
35. The degree of how widely conclusions
36. Type of generalisation that involves expectations of what is expected of them,
applying findings to familiar situations. these may influence their answers. (Two
words)
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17. Above all, do no ____.
2. Researchers that only use quantitative 19. Form of triangulation via use of
methods would probably criticise different participants or forms of
qualitative research for this. response.
3. The only form of consent that is truly 20. Pre-study thoughts of researchers
valuable. and participants that may influence the
4. May be necessary to hide the names of study.
participants. 22. Compared to quantitative data,
5. Type of interview using a participants' qualitative data is considered _______.
recollections of life events. Largely 24. Form of interview using a set list of
unstructured. topics but largely natural conversation
6. (Two words) Interview between styles.
researchers and multiple participants at 26. A researcher's awareness of their
the same time. motivations for research and any biases
7. Type of data that is based around words that they bring to the research.
rather than numbers. 27. Another name for the sampling
10. We must always ensure that we method known as random sampling.
maintain this in our study participants. 28. Using results to form a general rule or
11. When asked for qualitative responses, finding involves this form of
participants are more ____ to give varied generalisation.
responses. 29. Numerical.
12. I'm busting, is there a public 31. Form of triangulation through use of
____________ nearby? (also, a type of different research study types.
sampling that does not involve a lot of 33. Qualitative studies generally demand
attention to avoiding bias). a lot more of this, especially in data
14. The believability or trustworthiness of processing.
research findings. 34. Form of socially-based sampling.