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Qualitative Research: An Overview

Qualitative Research: An Overview. Quantitative research. Representative: Results are representative of some known universe Reliability: Results are the result of standardized application; quality does not vary much by skills of researcher Replicability

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Qualitative Research: An Overview

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  1. Qualitative Research: An Overview

  2. Quantitative research • Representative: Results are representative of some known universe • Reliability: Results are the result of standardized application; quality does not vary much by skills of researcher • Replicability • Socializing/ teaching questionnaire: forcing responses. • One-shot interaction • Speedy production

  3. Example of quantitative question 55. Actualmente,¿qué tan peligroso es cruzar la frontera, sin papeles? Muy peligroso 1 Algo peligroso 2 Poco peligroso 3 Nada peligroso 4 N/A 8888 NS/NQR 9999

  4. Qualitative research • High-quality data about a few cases • Informal, conversational, naturalistic • Partial insider • Detail/ nuance • Narrative • Explanation of mechanisms • Member’s meanings (emic over etic understandings) • Emotion, subjectivity • Potentially multiple interactions with subject

  5. Examples of qualitative questions • Hablando de su experiencia más reciente cruzando la frontera… • ¿Con quién cruzó la frontera? • ¿Cómo consiguió su coyote? • ¿Cómo les fue en el viaje? • Con todo lo que conoce, y todo lo que le pasó, ¿volvería a hacerlo otra vez? ¿Por qué?

  6. A research question best answered with quantitative data • Do Tunkaseños who have lived in the United States for more than 5 years have higher rates of diabetes than Tunkaseños who have lived in the United States for fewer than 5 years?

  7. A research question best answered with qualitative data • Why do Tunkaseños who have lived in the United States for more than 5 years have higher rates of diabetes than Tunkaseños who have lived in the United States for fewer than 5 years?

  8. MMFRP qualitative interviews • Semi-structured interview guide for each group (~ 20 questions) • Plan who you intend to interview: • Key informants; experts; ordinary people • Don’t be afraid to take advantage of opportunistic interactions; • When possible, record with digital recorder • You will transcribe recordings in San Diego and make the transcriptions available to the team • Most qualitative interviews in second half of fieldwork

  9. Conclusion • Quantitative and qualitative research offer very different modes of thought • The best approach to take depends on the question being answered • In your final analysis, you can combine both quantitative and qualitative data to make a compelling argument

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