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Chapter 3: Concepts;
Key concepts of quantitative vs. Qualitative
Question | Answer |
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Abstractions | concepts(quantitative) and phenomena(qualitative) |
Conceptual Model | quantitative research, uses deductive reasoning, theory is beginning of research |
Sensitizing Framework | theory must be produced from research, qualitative study |
Independent Variable | what affects dependent variable, is intervention |
Dependent variable | variable that is being studied |
Conceptual definition | abstract or theoretical meaning |
Operational definition | specifies operations that must be performed in order to do research |
Grounded Theory | social, psychological and structural processes in social settings |
Phenomenology | philosophical, lived experiences, emotions |
Ethnography | patterns, lifeways, experiences of a culture |
Quantitative Conceptual phase | formulating problem, reviewing literature, clinical fieldwork, defining framework, developing definitions, formulating hypothesis |
Quant Design and Planning phase | selecting research design, developing interventions, identifying population, designing sampling plan, methods to measure variables, methods to safeguard participant rights, reiewing/finalizing research plan |
Quant empirical phase | colleciting data and preparing data for analysis |
Quant analytical phase | analyzing data and interperting results |
Quant Dissemination Phase | communicating findings and putting evidence into practice |
Qualitative conceptual and planning | Identify research problem, literature review, gaining entree into research sites, develop overall approach, address ethical issues of stuyd |
Conducting qualitative study | theories tend to develop as the study goes on, saturation is typically the marker of enough data collection |