Quality in quantitative studies are regularly discussed and taught in psychology and there are numerous frameworks consisting of criteria that determines what is and (what is not) a high quality study. This is often informed by the type of research design used, for example a randomized controlled trial is considered the ‘gold standard’ in terms… Continue reading Quality in Qualitative Research
Background Today I am going to talk about the framework method for qualitative data analysis. The framework method for the management and analysis of qualitative data originated in large-scale social policy research and has been used since the 1980’s (Ritchie & Lewis, 2003). The framework method can be used to identify similarities and differences between… Continue reading The Framework Method of Qualitative Data Presentation and Analysis
Using eco-mapping as a mixed-method research tool. What are eco-maps? Eco-maps were first developed by Hartman (Hartman, 1995) and is based on ecology, the connection between a living thing and its environment and how this connection is maintained and enhanced. Using only the social aspect of ecology, a tool was created to represent… Continue reading Eco-Mapping as a mixed method research tool
Ok, so today I’m going to talk about eco-mapping and how it can be used in research. What is Eco-mapping? Eco-mapping is a way of capturing detailed information about a person’s environment and connections. It can provide a graphical representation of a the systems at play in a persons life. In my research, I have… Continue reading Eco-Mapping
As promised heres the link to the poster I presented; http://www.academia.edu/4101461/Research_Poster_-_Wellbeing_2013 The conference was a roaring success I would say. The presentations were great, there was a range of topics being presented and there was a lot of networking going on. One thing that made this conference for me though was its social network presence,… Continue reading Wellbeing 2013 – 2
I’m currently in the process of writing up some interviews i conducted recently. I was looking to investigate how an event in a persons life can have an impact on their identity and how the person responds to this over time, specifically, I was wanting to investigate the effect that a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis… Continue reading Narrative Analysis
Hi Everyone, First of all, sorry for the lack of posts, I have been quite busy lately. Fortunately, the University of Nottingham’s website is currently down, so I now have an opportunity to take a break and write a short tutorial. Conducting a literature search I think there are three essential overarching steps to conducting a… Continue reading Conducting a literature search
So, what is the difference between quantitative and qualitative? Put simply quantitative research is research that involves numbers, qualitative data does not. However, below I will go into more detail on these two forms of research. Quantitative data Quantitative research is concerned with quantifying (measuring and counting) and subscribes to to a particular empirical approach… Continue reading Types of Research : Quantitative vs Qualitative
So today, I want to explain what a meta-synthesis is, why you would use a meta synthesis & how to go about conducting a meta-synthesis. Note – I am assuming some knowledge about quantitative and qualitative data on your part for this tutorial. What is a meta-synthesis? First of all, what is a meta-synthesis? According… Continue reading Meta-synthesis
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