SLGY 2232 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Grounded Theory, Qualitative Research, Prior Probability
5 Apr 2017
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Introduction need methods that are credible, dependable, and replicable in qualitative terms. The explicit, systematic methods we use to draw comclusions and to test them carefully. Concerned with how you determine what"s important to observe and how you formulate your. Goal of revealing patterns or themes from the data. There are primarily three approaches to developing themes systematically o theory driven o driven by prior data or prior research o inductive. Observations (how we determine what is/not important to observe?) Revealing themes/pattern from the data (how do we formulate our analytical conclusions on the basis of those observations?) Main goal = reveal patterns that emerge from data. A search for and reporting of basic commonalities. This might lead to the search for potential social characteristics that are associated with these different types. Important initial task to create clasifications of behaviours; typologies of behaviours. Different ways of searching for patterns of interaction and events. Frequency how often an event/action occurs.
