What do we already know about qualitative research? by Helen Scott https://padlet.com/helenscott7/qual Why do we use it? What does it look like? en-us 2017-11-10 05:03:29 UTC 2017-11-10 09:56:49 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/helenscott7/qual/wish/205618528 Study of experiences - how we make sense of experiences, how we frame them in language and discourse 
Giving voice to stakeholders, eg patients in health research
Development of theory rather than testing theory
Research questions rather than hypotheses
Exploratory]]> 2017-11-10 09:42:37 UTC https://padlet.com/helenscott7/qual/wish/205618528 https://padlet.com/helenscott7/qual/wish/205618943 Mixed methods - statistics can tell us what is happening, qualitative data may tell us why
Critical realism - objective reality vs subjective experience of it]]> 2017-11-10 09:44:39 UTC https://padlet.com/helenscott7/qual/wish/205618943 https://padlet.com/helenscott7/qual/wish/205619180 Phenomenology
IPA
Grounded theory
Narrative analysis
Discourse analysis (Foucauldian vs social constructionist)
Thematic analysis
Conversation analysis]]> 2017-11-10 09:45:12 UTC https://padlet.com/helenscott7/qual/wish/205619180 Focus on rich, deep, vivid data (in words!) in context rather than generalisable numerical data... A subjective perspective is valued and interpretation assumed rather than insisting on a dry, objective, truth...can be mixed with quant but only very carefully... https://padlet.com/helenscott7/qual/wish/205619696 2017-11-10 09:47:19 UTC https://padlet.com/helenscott7/qual/wish/205619696 https://padlet.com/helenscott7/qual/wish/205620712 Importance of separating researcher from data or acknowledging their role - either reflecting on their interpretations (IPA) or distancing self (bracketing, phenomenology) ]]> 2017-11-10 09:51:26 UTC https://padlet.com/helenscott7/qual/wish/205620712