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Desiging a research project
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- 1secondary analysisanalysis of data for a purpose other than that for which they were collected
- 2purposive samplingpotential participants being sought out on the basis of a particular characteristic/identified variable
- 3purposive sampling is common in ______ researchqualitative
- 4simple random samplesample design in which every population unit is given an equal probability of selection into the sample
- 5snowball samplinginitially selecting a few members then asking them for names of their acquaintances
- 6advantages of snowball sampling (2)o no sample frame is required
o can be used to access hidden or hard to reach populations - 7disadvantage of snowball samplingpopulation members who don’t know initial contact won’t ever be included
- 8pilot testtrail run/opportunity to try out a data collection method on a small sample of cases before the main research gathering takes place
- 9advantage of conducting a pilot studygives the researcher a chance to test out question wording and participant understanding to determine whether or not this may need amending
- 10gate keeperperson who controls access to a research setting e.g. a manager in an organisation
- 11ethnographyobservation of an organisation, small society or social setting over a prolonged time period
- 12the functions of a literature review (3)• to compare/contrast different authors views on an issue
• to justify the need to investigate your chosen topic further
• to highlight exemplary studies, trends and gaps in the research - 13theory can be one of what two things?(a) A provisional explanation, sometimes in the form of a hypothesis that can be tested (quantitative)
(b) A broad framework of concepts and ideas that provides a basis for interpreting the world (qualitative) - 14ontologythe science or study of being
- 15objectivismasserts that social phenomena that make up the social world have an existence of their own (independent of social actors)
- 16constructivismsociological theory of knowledge according to which human development is socially situated and knowledge is constructed through interaction with others
- 17epistemologythe theory of knowledge i.e. the theory about what’s true and how come to believe that knowledge is true
- 18interpretivismo an approach placing emphasis on empirically establishing the meanings that people use to make sense of the world
o usually means qualitative data is collected - 19positivism (3)o asserts that knowledge of social phenomenon is based on what can be observed and recorded rather than subjective understandings
o interested in casual relationships between different aspects of the social world
o associated w/quantitative research - 20feminismperspective which sees society as unjust and seeks to challenge patriarchy, the basis of exploitation is seen to lie in gender relations
- 21name the methods of data collection in qualitative research (4)focus groups, observation, interviews, analysis of documents
- 22triangulationusing two or more methods in a study to check the results of one and the same subject
- 23ethical principles (4)• informed consent/voluntary participation
• harm to participants
• privacy, confidentiality and anonymity
• deception - 24mixed methods researchFocuses on collecting, analysing, and mixing both quantitative and qualitative data in a single study or series of studies
- 25central premise of mixed methods researchThat the use of quantitative and qualitative approaches in combination provides a better understanding of research problems than either approach alone
- 26samplea subset of people from the population you’re interested in
- 27favoured type of sampling for quantitative researchprobability sampling
- 28representative samplewhen the sample has the same characteristics as the population you’re interested in
- 29inductive approach to theorytheory emerges from data
- 30quantitative research methods (4)structured interviews, secondary data analysis, document analysis, structured interviews
- 31qualitative research methods (4)Semi-structured/unstructured interviews, focus groups, document analysis, ethnography/participant observation
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