VIBRANT PRESENTATION

Chapter 7

Larae Christie Quinecha Cherry Twanda Peace

5 Process Steps in Qualitative Data Collection

Step 5

Step 3

Step 1

Step 2

Step 4

Obtain permissions

Consider types of information

Design protocols or instruments

Collect data with special attention to potential issues

Identify participants and sites

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Probability SamplingSelecting individuals to represent generalized sample from population

Purposeful SamplingSelecting people or sites who can best help us understand our phenomenon

Types of Permissions to Gain Access to Participants and Sites

Similar to quantitative research, gaining access to the site or individual(s) in qualitative inquiry involves obtaining permissions at different levels, such as the organization, the site, the individuals, and the campus institutional review boards.

A gatekeeper is an individual who has an official or unofficial role at the site, provides entrance to a site, helps researchers locate people, and assists in the identification of places to study

What Types of Qualitative Data Will You Collect?

Documents

Observations

Public (e.g., notes from meetings) and private (e.g., journals) records available to the researcher

Unstructured text data and pictures taken during observations by the researcher

Interviews and Questionares

Audiovisual Materials

Unstructured text data obtained from transcribing audio recordings of interviews or by transcribing open-ended responses to questions on questionnaires

Audiovisual materials consisting of images or sounds of people or places recorded by the researcher or someone else

Process Used to Record Data

bringing sensitivity to ethical issues that may affect the quality of the data

recording information through research protocols

collecting data so that you can anticipate potential problems

Field Issues in Qualitative Research

Audiovisual Materials

Documents

Interviews

Observations

Access

having difficulty locating materials

Ssaying little during the interview

getting people to respond to requests for information

determining whether field notes are credible

having disruptive room sounds

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