CHYS 2P51 Midterm: CHYS2P51 MIDTERM 2 Cheat Sheet

• School: Brock University
• Department: Child and Youth Studies
• Course: CHYS 2P51
• Professor: Lauren Macnamara

Document Summary

Unobtrusive research: collecting data that is (cid:862)left (cid:271)ehi(cid:374)d(cid:863), inadvertently, or intentionally, traces, social artifacts can reveal patterns of thinking, motives, behaviour, attitudes, routines, rituals. Triangulation: assumption that research will report a variety of perspectives via 3/more different methods, interviews, focus groups, observations, participation, each method brings something to the table via multiple theoretical lenses. Enhances straight of research interpretation, more accurate story, more valid. Biographical artifacts: pictures, passports, diaries, jewelry, 10 successful people and groups. 1. role of unobtrusive methods in qualitative research: e(cid:454)a(cid:373)i(cid:374)i(cid:374)g a(cid:374)d assessi(cid:374)g hu(cid:373)a(cid:374) t(cid:396)a(cid:272)es that a(cid:396)e (cid:862)left (cid:271)ehi(cid:374)d(cid:863, what people do, how people behave, how people structure their daily lives, how people are affected by certain ideological stances. 3. examples of unobtrusive data collection: mate(cid:396)ial that (cid:449)e(cid:396)e (cid:862)left (cid:271)ehi(cid:374)d(cid:863) a(cid:374)d fi(cid:396)st (cid:272)(cid:396)eated fo(cid:396) so(cid:373)e othe(cid:396) pu(cid:396)pose p(cid:396)io(cid:396) to the (cid:396)esea(cid:396)(cid:272)he(cid:396) e(cid:454)a(cid:373)i(cid:374)i(cid:374)g them as data, traces: social artifacts, biological artifacts, diaries, letters, sales receipts, birth records, garbage.