HSBH1007 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Narrative Inquiry, Grounded Theory, Focus Group
4 Sep 2018
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Explores relationships between individuals and their context. To reach an understanding about an issue (in depth, behaviours, context, processes) Build an evidence base that can inform health policy and practice. Aware of researchers own prior social and cultural assumptions. Case studies - deep analysis about specific case. Narrative inquiry - participants tell stories about lives, experiences. Grounded theory - themes/data from the ground. Phenomenology - understanding lived experiences and meanings of experiences. Ethnography - deep understanding of culture or group. In health research - associate with setting over a period of time. Action research - researcher becomes part of community or group and advocates for change. Do not obtain a random or representative sample. Identify specific groups of people - characteristics/experiences relevant to your studies. Reaching a point in data analysis where sampling more data will not lead to more information found. Participants selected purposefully and can provide rich information. Selected for ease of accessibility (access, speed, cost)
