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24 Cards in this Set
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Qualitative Research
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- interpretive or critical social science.
- non linear research path - speak a language of "cases and contexts" |
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Quantitative Research
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- positivist approach
- linear research path - speak a language of "variables and hypothesis" |
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Qualitative - Finding a Research Topic
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Begin with a vague research question and the topic emerges slowly during research.
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Quantitative - Finding a Research Topic
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Narrow it down before doing research.
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Practical Limitations
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Eg. Time, cost, access to resources, etc.
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Grounded Theory
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- theory is built from data
- builds theory by making comparisons. |
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Context
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- note what came before or what surrounds the data.
- consider the cultural context. - if ignored meaning and significance are distorted. |
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The Case and Process
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- usually told as a narrative plot
- passage of time is very important |
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The Case and Process
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- usually told as a narrative plot
- passage of time is very important |
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Interpretation
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Assign meaning to something.
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First Order Interpretation
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Contains the inner motives, personal reasons, and point of view of the people who are being studied.
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Second Order Interpretation
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Acknowledges that however much a researcher tries to get very close to what he or she is studying they are still "on the outside looking in".
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Third Order Interpretation
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Translates his research into a form that facilitates communication with people who are more distance from the original source.
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Variable
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Central idea
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Attributes
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Values or categories of a variable.
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Independent variable
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The cause.
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Dependant variable
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The effect.
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Intervening variable
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Shows the link between the IV and DV.
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Hypothesis
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Proposition that can be tested.
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5 Characteristics of a Causal Hypothesis
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1. at least 2 variables.
2. expresses a cause-effect relationship. 3. expressed as a prediction. 4. logically linked to a research question and a theory. 5. it is falsifiable. |
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Null Hypothesis
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Test hypothesis by looking for evidence that will allow them to accept or reject the null hypothesis. (no relationship exists)
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Ecological Fallacy
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Gathers data at a higher unit of analysis but wants to make a statement about a lower unit.
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Reductionism
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A researcher explains macro-level events but has evidence only about specific individuals.
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Spuriousness
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2 variables are associated but not causally related (3rd variable is involved)
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