GERO 300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Empirical Process, Audit Trail, Participant Observation
12 Aug 2020
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Compare the characteristics of quantitative and qualitative research, describing their commonalities and differences, relative strengths and weaknesses. Identify research contexts for which qualitative designs are most appropriate. List and describe the four main types or approaches within qualitative research. Outline what is meant by the terms emergent design and iterative or recursive interpretation in qualitative research. Define triangulation in the context of ensuring trustworthiness of qualitative research. Define and discuss the value of mixed methods research. Describe sample selection and the determinant of sample size in qualitative research. Outline the role and important characteristics of the researcher in qualitative research. List the steps involved in qualitative data analysis. Discuss each of the criteria that collectively characterize the trustworthiness of a qualitative study, and identify their analogous concepts in quantitative research. Its purpose the description of a culture and the meaning of human behaviors within the cultural context.
