textual data collection includes...
qualitative surveys
story completion tasks
vignettes
interviews
focus groups
a is a series of open-ended questions (and a tick box section)
why choose surveys..
when there is little existing research
anonymity
to gain in-depth responses
more practical, with small number of questions
easiest method
what must be considered when developing the survey?
research question/aim
hypothesis
piloting questions
layout
interviewer bias
the final survey is based on feedback from the , and then developed from a survey to an survey
design issues: question wording (surveys)
keep clear and simple
ask one question at a time, not double barrelled
ask double barrelled questions
don't be indirect in sensitive questions
overall when creating a survey... 1) the topic 2) give clear 3) ask questions that are 4) allow questions to flow 5) thank participants 6) informed 7) confidentiality &
A strength of surveys is..
useful for collecting individual views, opinions and experiences
relatively time and resource light
collect data from lots of participants very quickly
all of the above
a strength of surveys is...
'focused' and 'standardised' data
avoid some of the ethical issues associated with face-to-face data collection
less time consuming for participants
potentially more anonymous than face-to-face data collection
no transcript
ability to prompt for further responses
being unable to control how much is written, so may receive little responses, where as in interviews you can push for more...this is a of surveys.
practicalities of surveys
10-30 surveys is a good range
3-5 surveys is a good range
can use TA to analyse data
can use spss to analyse data
