HSBH1007 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Longitudinal Study, Snowball Sampling, Data Analysis
22 Aug 2018
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Ethnography: understanding the lived experiences of people & meanings they give to these experiences, used in illness studies (i. e. nursing, examples of research: In-depth information about a setting/population over time (i. e. workplace, hospital) Main methods of gathering qualitative data: observation. Sampling strategies in qualitative research: qualitative research sampling strategies are different from quantitative (which involves sampling for representation figures/scale, purpose is not to obtain a random/representative sample, speak to people w/ relevant characteristics/experiences (i. e. t2d only) Assessing qualitative research: validity & reliability are used in quantitative research design, nature of qualitative data (participant experiences) means it cannot be judged by these criteria. In qualitative research the focus is on: trust worthiness: are the findings credible/applicable beyond sample studied/ linked clearly to data gathered, rigour: quality of research (appropriate method/sample/analysis/conclusions, must be rigourous to ensure high quality evidence is produced. Discovery-oriented & holistic, to understand processes & question underlying assumptions. To settings or experiences similar to those studied.
