PSCI 2701 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Qualitative Research, Focus Group, Institute For Operations Research And The Management Sciences
26 Nov 2018
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Describe interview focus group and observation data collection strategies and their basic concepts. Identify the types of research questions suited to interview focus group, observation research and discuss how these approaches can inform political analysis. Recognize ethical issues that must be considered when conducting qualitative research. Use chapter 4 from the textbook descriptive, normative etc. As narrow and as focused as possible go small: choose the type of question and then formulate the question. Easiest way to narrow it down, choose a specific geographical area to look at!, or even a city. Page 90 in the political research methods book. Designed to lead people to say yes or no. Easy to code and for data entry. Respondents more likely to respond to questions about sensitive issues. Responses may not reflect opinions of respondents: lead them along, but they also couldn"t elaborate on their answers. Allow respondents to provide their own answers using their own words.
