SOWK 2501 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Participant Observation, Instrumental Case, Dictaphone
6 Dec 2016
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To build a story or understanding of a concept or variable. Primary data (collected first-hand); never existed before, never been published, collected for specific purpose and is analyzed to find answers to research questions. Secondary data (collected second-hand); collected by someone else, previously published in journals, magazines, newspapers, books etc. Trustworthiness (reliability & validity for qualitative data) **exam. Have to think about it before collecting data. Credibility (how believable the findings are or how careful the researchers were able to not let their biases influence their findings; triangulation/member checking). Transferability (whether findings can be applied to other similar contexts; can be duplicated; release to public, journal, clear methodology) Dependability (findings are consistent over time- 1st interview not radically different then last interview; same questions and same researcher) Confirmability (findings are confirmed and supported by other people; other researchers getting the same results- review of results with participants has same conclusions for par)
