Descriptive Inquiry
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Strategy used in qualitative research to develop a greater understanding of
issues by describing individual experiences
Conceptual framework
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- a structure of concepts, theories, or both that is used to construct a map
for the study
- presents a theory, which explains why the phenomenon being studied
exists
- constructed from a review of the literature or is developed as part
of a qualitative research project
Generalizability
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- the extent to which data can be inferred to be representative of similar
phenomena in a population beyond the studied sample
Operational definition
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- the description of how a concept is measured and what instruments are
used to capture the essence of the variable
Inclusion criteria
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, - criteria that people must satisfy to participate in a study
Level 7
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- opinion of authorities and/or reports of expert committees
Interview
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- a method of data collection in which a data collector questions a
participant verbally
Premises of grounded theory
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, - Humans act toward objects on the basis of the meaning that those objects
have for them. Meaning is embedded in context and, therefore, it cannot
be separated from the context or from the consequences of the meanings
in a particular setting.
- Social meanings arise from social interactions with other people over time
and are embedded socially, historically, culturally, and contextually.
Therefore, the focus of grounded theory is on social interactions.
- People use interpretive processes to handle and change meanings in
dealing with their situations
Critique
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- the process of critical appraisal in which a person objectively and
critically evaluates a research report's content for scientific validity or merit
and application of practice
Phenomenology
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- a science whose purpose is to describe a particular phenomena or the
appearance of things as lived experience
- based on a critique of positivism
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Strategy used in qualitative research to develop a greater understanding of
issues by describing individual experiences
Conceptual framework
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- a structure of concepts, theories, or both that is used to construct a map
for the study
- presents a theory, which explains why the phenomenon being studied
exists
- constructed from a review of the literature or is developed as part
of a qualitative research project
Generalizability
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- the extent to which data can be inferred to be representative of similar
phenomena in a population beyond the studied sample
Operational definition
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- the description of how a concept is measured and what instruments are
used to capture the essence of the variable
Inclusion criteria
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, - criteria that people must satisfy to participate in a study
Level 7
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- opinion of authorities and/or reports of expert committees
Interview
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- a method of data collection in which a data collector questions a
participant verbally
Premises of grounded theory
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, - Humans act toward objects on the basis of the meaning that those objects
have for them. Meaning is embedded in context and, therefore, it cannot
be separated from the context or from the consequences of the meanings
in a particular setting.
- Social meanings arise from social interactions with other people over time
and are embedded socially, historically, culturally, and contextually.
Therefore, the focus of grounded theory is on social interactions.
- People use interpretive processes to handle and change meanings in
dealing with their situations
Critique
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- the process of critical appraisal in which a person objectively and
critically evaluates a research report's content for scientific validity or merit
and application of practice
Phenomenology
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- a science whose purpose is to describe a particular phenomena or the
appearance of things as lived experience
- based on a critique of positivism
