What are the practical considerations the researcher needs to think about?
Personal Characteristics, Access to
Participants, Funding, time and cost
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Ethical considerations
the elements of the study the researcher needs
to think about to ensure that their participants and
themselves are kept safe.
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Name them
informed consent, right to withdraw, protection from harm, deception, privacy, debriefing and confidentiality
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Theoretical Considerations
Reliability, validity, theoretical perspective, Generalisability, and Representativeness
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Strengths of interpretivism
Detailed in depth data.
Tells you the “Why” behind the
behaviour. Qualitative data is preferred. Approach to research: To understand society you need to
understand the meanings behind
behaviour.
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Limitations of interpretivism
Open to interpretation.
Descriptive.
Hard to find trends or
correlations
Methods take a long time to
analyse.
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Strengths of positivism
Social Facts can be determined.
Objective conclusions.
Trends can be used to predict
behaviour
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Weakness of positivism
It is impossible to be
completely objective.
Tells you “What” not
necessarily “Why”
Artificial settings.
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Ethical considerations
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the elements of the study the researcher needs
to think about to ensure that their participants and
themselves are kept safe.
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