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Chapter 3: Concepts;
Key concepts of quantitative vs. Qualitative
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abstractions | concepts(quantitative) and phenomena(qualitative) |
| Conceptual Model | quantitative research, uses deductive reasoning, theory is beginning of research |
| Sensitizing Framework | theory must be produced from research, qualitative study |
| Independent Variable | what affects dependent variable, is intervention |
| Dependent variable | variable that is being studied |
| Conceptual definition | abstract or theoretical meaning |
| Operational definition | specifies operations that must be performed in order to do research |
| Grounded Theory | social, psychological and structural processes in social settings |
| Phenomenology | philosophical, lived experiences, emotions |
| Ethnography | patterns, lifeways, experiences of a culture |
| Quantitative Conceptual phase | formulating problem, reviewing literature, clinical fieldwork, defining framework, developing definitions, formulating hypothesis |
| Quant Design and Planning phase | selecting research design, developing interventions, identifying population, designing sampling plan, methods to measure variables, methods to safeguard participant rights, reiewing/finalizing research plan |
| Quant empirical phase | colleciting data and preparing data for analysis |
| Quant analytical phase | analyzing data and interperting results |
| Quant Dissemination Phase | communicating findings and putting evidence into practice |
| Qualitative conceptual and planning | Identify research problem, literature review, gaining entree into research sites, develop overall approach, address ethical issues of stuyd |
| Conducting qualitative study | theories tend to develop as the study goes on, saturation is typically the marker of enough data collection |