HSS 3101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Qualitative Research, Qualitative Property, Fieldnotes
17 Feb 2016
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Investigators using this research method must have time and patience. Takes a lot of time to interview and analyse come to patterns and theories. Little truth = how we got to class. Big truth = we"re all in class right now. Intense researcher involvement: generally researching a field that you"re interested/invested in. Brings a bias: ongoing analysis of the data helps to determine when the field work is done. Can have n<10: determine if you"ve collected enough data when you don"t find anything new in collecting more data (saturation, bricolage: merging various data collection strategies. Triangulation: validation of truth in different data strategies. Selecting a study site: method used depends on the question, accessible population. Identifying gatekeepers, gaining entr e: gatekeeper: potential in accessing participants. Identifying needed equipment for the field o: observation (something to write with, common in qualitative research.
