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Design and conduct qualitative research using grounded theory and case studies
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How do qualitative researchers demonstrate objectivity equivalent criteria while acknowledging their own subjectivity during analysis?
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| Maps objectivity to the qualitative trustworthiness criterion of confirmability. | Passed | Passed |
| Recommends maintaining a reflexivity journal as a strategy for confirmability. | Missed | Passed |
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A skill for designing and conducting rigorous qualitative research. Covers major qualitative traditions, data collection methods, coding and analysis techniques, and quality criteria for trustworthy qualitative findings.
| Approach | Research Question Type | Unit of Analysis | Sample Size | Output |
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| Grounded Theory | How does a process work? | Process/action | 20-60 | Theory |
| Phenomenology | What is the lived experience? | Experience | 5-25 | Essence description |
| Case Study | How/why does this case work? | Bounded system | 1-5 cases | Case description |
| Ethnography | How does this culture work? | Cultural group | Extended fieldwork | Cultural portrait |
| Narrative | What is this person's story? | Individual life | 1-5 | Narrative account |
| Thematic Analysis | What patterns exist in this data? | Themes across data | Variable | Theme map |
Data Collection (interviews, observations)
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Open Coding: Line-by-line coding of raw data
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Axial Coding: Grouping codes into categories,
identifying relationships
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Selective Coding: Identifying the core category
that integrates all others
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Theoretical Saturation: Stop when new data
no longer generates new codes
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Substantive Theory: A grounded explanation of the phenomenon
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