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Research Exam #2

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Reflexivity
researcher reflects on background and process - how they shape the study
Emergent design
analysis of initial data shapes the kind of data collected subsequently potentially resulting in new plans for data collection and potentially revised methods of analysis
Narrative
Types of QL studies:
how do individuals construct accounts of their experiences/lives in the form of storytelling
Phenomenology
Types of QL studies:
how do individuals experience and/or make sense of their world
Case Study
Types of QL studies:
descriptions of the experiences/behaviors of an individual or number of individuals in order to describe an experience and/or response to an intervention
Grounded Theory
Types of QL studies:
focuses on constructing theory/framework of understanding from QL data (inductive)
Ethnography
Types of QL studies:
seeks to reveal and/or describe the viewpoints of a group of people - cultural, societal, and/or ethnic group
Sampling
demarcating the group of individuals who will be studied based on the phenomena or concept under investigation
Participant
the individual participating in a QL study
Informant
individual rendering key info about the phenomena under study
Stakeholder
individual involved in/affected by participatory research
Gatekeeper
individual who provides access to a site and/or participants
Inclusion criteria
diagnosis, impairment, ethnicity, age, etc
Exclusion criteria
what factors might muddle the findings or make participation difficult
Appropriateness
Guiding Principles for QL Sampling:
the identification of participants who will best inform the researcher about the phenomena under inquiry
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