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In the context of social research, the importance of context and agreement highlights the need for:
In the context of social research, the importance of context and agreement highlights the need for:
- Critical reading and reflective thinking (correct)
- Rigid adherence to established truths
- Blind acceptance of popular research trends
- Acceptance of all research statements as equally valid
The overlapping interests in naturalist vs. interpretivist and objectivist vs. constructionist orientations suggest that:
The overlapping interests in naturalist vs. interpretivist and objectivist vs. constructionist orientations suggest that:
- Methods are not exclusive to one school (correct)
- Naturalist orientation excludes interpretivist methods
- Each school has mutually exclusive methods
- Objectivist orientation encompasses constructionist methods
Qualitative research often exhibits features associated with a natural science model, implying that it:
Qualitative research often exhibits features associated with a natural science model, implying that it:
- Primarily focuses on social science models
- May share characteristics with quantitative research (correct)
- Is entirely distinct from quantitative research
- Rejects any similarities with quantitative research
In multi-strategy research that combines both quantitative and qualitative methods, the combination is noted as:
In multi-strategy research that combines both quantitative and qualitative methods, the combination is noted as:
Which research method can involve limited quantification?
Which research method can involve limited quantification?
What kind of researchers believe in a reality external to the observer?
What kind of researchers believe in a reality external to the observer?
Which type of research can be inductive, emerging after data collection, and may involve qualitative elements?
Which type of research can be inductive, emerging after data collection, and may involve qualitative elements?
What is a characteristic of multi-strategy research?
What is a characteristic of multi-strategy research?
Which type of methods can be used interchangeably to examine each other?
Which type of methods can be used interchangeably to examine each other?
Study Notes
- Empiricist themes: focus on direct contact with reality, grounding theories in data, meanings from actions ascertained through senses
- Some qualitative researchers are realists, believing in a reality external to the observer
- Quantitative researchers also explore meaning through methods like content analysis
- Epistemological and ontological assumptions may not align with chosen research strategies
- Quantitative research can be inductive, emerging after data collection, and may involve qualitative elements
- Quantitative and qualitative methods can be used interchangeably to examine each other
- Deductive and inductive methods used in both quantitative and qualitative research
- Some qualitative research can involve limited quantification
- Artificiality can be present in both quantitative and qualitative research
- Multi-strategy research can be used when relying on one method alone is insufficient
- The use of a research method does not automatically dictate a specific epistemological or ontological stance
- Qualitative research can help interpret the relationship between variables and address different research questions
- Multi-strategy research is becoming more common, with methods seen as techniques for data collection, and a softening in the feminist position against quantitative methods
- Multi-strategy research must be competently designed, conducted, and appropriate for the research questions being asked
- More data is not always better, and the goal is to effectively answer the research question.
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Test your knowledge on qualitative analysis based on the last week's lecture and readings. This 20-minute quiz covers key concepts discussed in the study of qualitative methods in urban studies.
