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ethnography

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intensive observational methods focused on participants culture

2
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specific methodology

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recording and analysing of researchers observations when immersed in a group
research is closely involved in research setting

3
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general methodology

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collect in a field setting

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role of the observer

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total observation
total participation
observer as non participant or participant

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when to use participant observation

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wanting to understand how a naturally occurring group, culture operates
when broad observations are appropriate
studying social interaction

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possible elements to record in field notes

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space- physical layout

time, range of people involved, emotions felt , single actions people undertake

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participant observation advantages

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rich varied and deep data

, generalisability

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participant observation disadvantages

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resource intensive- time consuming and expensive

memory distortions , subjective

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who came up with grounded theory

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glaser abd strauss

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grounded theory

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theory is ‘grounded’ in actual data , analysis and development of theories AFTER you have collected data

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inductively derived theory

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analytic ideas dome from the data

not about identifying hypothesis from existing literature

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process involved in grounded theory

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research familiarise with data, codes small elements - line approach, broader categories and continually compare the data with theory

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types of coding

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open coding
axial coding
selective coding

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open coding

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works as closely to original data as possible

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axial codling

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relating codes together

identification of key concepts

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selective coding

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identification of core category - major theme

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advantages of grounded theory

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flexible, hypothesis is not generated from something abstract,

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disadvantages of grounded theory

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demanding- time and effort
vagueness about procedures for theory testing
unclear how to evaluate theory

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thematic analysis

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widely used- not theory building approach

analysis of major themes

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researcher has an active role

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identifies patterns , selects those of interest , reports them

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what is a theme

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captures something important about data in relation to the research question

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what counts as a theme

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look at prevalence

but not necessarily mean its a key theme

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codes

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brief descriptions of small chunks of data

24
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themes are identified and

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developed from codes

should be carefully defined, differentiated from other themes

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when to use thematic analysis

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when themes are not expected to be interlinked, the detailed interpretation is not required, broad brush approach

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how to do thematic analysis

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familiarise, generate initial codes , search for themes, review, define and name themes.

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thematic analysis advantages

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flexible, relatively straight forward , accessible, fewer demands in data collection

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thematic analysis

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subjective, unable to retain continuity ,