CRCJ 3002 Lecture Notes - Informed Consent, Data Analysis, Grounded Theory
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Data analysis skills data/text into theory by: Constructing a conceptual framework: ability to go beyond description, creativity and judgement to make sense of and transform massive amounts of. Weave a story": ability to be iterative. It is qualitative writing which forms the contribution. Enough detail to provide a rich insight. Enough focus to present a convincing argument: ability to decide what is signiticant and simply providing enough evidence to make your case, ability to concisely and persuasively construct and argument, skillfully maneuver around philosophical debates. Put the researcher into the writing (use i or we ) Quantitative research takes extensive measures to strive *** Engaging in critical appraisal of own research. Reflecting on why we frame issues in particular ways. Considering how we arrived at a certain interpretation. Reflexivity should not be confined just to particular kinds of epistemological approaches.