Qualitative research usually involves a ❌ sample size
Define purposive sampling:
Involves selecting participants on the basis that they will provide information rich data to analyse
1 person leading to more
Using participants who are available at the time
Ensuring you get certain demographics
An example of a purposive sample would be a research only recruiting women when researching women's experiences of body hair removal
Identify a convenience sample:
Using those who are available to at the time
Using a wide variety of people
Using similar people
Using certain people based on theory
A sampling technique whereby one participants leads to more is known as:
Snowball
Convenience
Stratification
Heterogeneous
❌ sampling involves getting certain demographics
Theoretical sampling involves:
Recruiting certain people based on theory
Recruiting a homogenous sample
One person leading to more
Recruiting a heterogeneous sample
If you were to recruit participants who are similar to one another, your sample may be known as:
Homogenous
Heterogenous
Purposive
Theoretical
Recruiting participants who are all very different to one another is known as:
Heterogenous sampling
Homogenous sampling
Snowball sampling
Stratification sampling
A qualitative research question requires to following criteria: (4)
Social relevance
Original
No cause and effect prediction
To describe and explain
To provide causal information
Replicate previous research
Measure the relationship between two variables
Which method of data collection is typically the most time consuming and uses the smallest number of participants:
Interactive data collection methods
Participant generated textual data
Secondary sources
Identify examples of interactive data collection methods: (2)
Interviews
Focus groups
Surveys
Online materials
Identify examples of participant generated textual data: (3)
Diaries
Story completion tasks
Printed materials
Identify examples of secondary sources: (3)
Media
Macro ethics involves:
Considering ethics at the societal level
Considering ethics at the research participants level
Micro ethics involves:
