PS398 Study Guide - Final Guide: Word Lists By Frequency, Nvivo, Content Analysis
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Goal of quantitative research: development of concepts which help us to understand social phenomena in natural (rather than experimental) settings giving due emphasis to the meanings, experiences, and views of the participant. Inductive: start with a question, observations and experience. Deductive: start with theory then collect data to confirm or disconfirm hypothesis. Aid in interpretation and reporting of quantitative findings. Reflexivity: process by which researchers reflect upon (and make visible) the impact of their own history, values and social status on the research and the relationship between researchers and participants, standard of quality and ethics in qualitative research. We must acknowledge our own bias to eliminate it from research, via- bracketing, reflexive journaling, writing detailed first person accounts. Benefits of qualitative research: inductive, open-ended, person focused, rich detailed data, more ethical, access information quantitative may miss, less-biased, naturalistic, meaningful, learn from participant validity.
