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Qualitative research - Coggle Diagram
Qualitative research
Types
Interviews
Vary in form & time
Interview schedule is important
Types
Structured
Unstructured
Semi-structured
Focus groups: group interviews
Observations - describes behavior without cause & effect relationship
Types
Naturalistic vs lab
Participant vs non participant
Surveys - questionnaires with closed questions collecting information from large groups
Eg. Likert scale
Case studies (approach) - holistic information (qualitative & quantitative) gathered
Information gathered through method triangulation (multiple forms)
Guided by research questions
Open ended
Invited descriptions & explanations
Goal: research participants describe meanings attributed to events
Not prediction of outcomes
Takes place in natural settings