SCWK2006 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Intersubjectivity, Participant Observation

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12 May 2018

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SCWK2006- Research Skills for Social Work

Lecture 8

Qualitative Research

• Thick descriptions and explanations

o Tied to the idea of validity and research

• Complexity and nuance

o Rich portraits

o Depth and texture

Important Ideas

• Inter-subjectivity

• Interpretation

o Shared with the participant during data collection and/or later

• Important to go beyond surface explanations

• Use theory to understand and interpret data critically, to look at the bigger picture

Qualitative Data Collection Methods

• Interviews

o Common method

o Purpose → to uderstad the orld fro the sujets’ poit of ie ad to ufold

the meaning of their lived world

o Allow participant to lead the conversation

o Consent

• Voluntary and informed is essential

• Participants can withdraw without any negative consequences

• Focus groups

• Participant observation

• Multi-method ethnographies

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