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• 1 introduction to qualitative research

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• What is the difference between scientific research and other research?

  The questions asked in Scientific research must be related to a theory in some way and the answers need to be found by the use of systematic methods and must be adequatly documented. 

• Can qualitative research be fundamental or applied?

  It can be fundamental as well as applied.

• What are aspects of quantitative research?

  • literature and previously selected theory are used to deduce hypotheses.
  • hypotheses are tested by means of the research
  • Observations
  • standardized measures
  • statistical data

• what are aspects of qualitative data?

  • literature and theory are used to understand what is going on in the field and discover theoretical concepts.
    
  • data collection by semi-structured measuring instruments
  • the sample must be representative
  • data analysis by coding and referencing

• what is a deductive process?

  Theory is the startingpoint for formulating hypotheses that will be tested in research. 

• what is a inductive process?

  A social phenomenom is explored in order to find empirical patterns that can function as the beginning of theory. 

• What is a paradigm?

  A framework for thinking about research design, measurement, analysis and personal involvement shared by members of a special area. 

• What is ontological constructivism?

  Social entities are not pre-given, but humand beings attach meaning to their social reality and that as a result human action should be considered meaningfull.

• A ..................... can function as the researchers lens through which the researcher viewsthe field of research. 

  sensitizing concept

• what is epistemological interpretivism?

  constructing reality while interpreting the acts of others and the world arround them and grafting their own behaviour on these interpretations.