Search Results - "International journal of social research methodology"

Applying critical realism in qualitative research: methodology meets method by Fletcher, Amber J.

“…Critical realism (CR) is a useful philosophical framework for social science; however, little guidance is available on which precise methods - including…”
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Can sample size in qualitative research be determined a priori? by Sim, Julius, Saunders, Benjamin, Waterfield, Jackie, Kingstone, Tom

“…There has been considerable recent interest in methods of determining sample size for qualitative research a priori, rather than through an adaptive approach…”
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Scoping reviews: the PAGER framework for improving the quality of reporting by Bradbury-Jones, Caroline, Aveyard, Helen, Herber, Oliver Rudolf, Isham, Louise, Taylor, Julie, O'Malley, Lisa

“…Literature reviews generally analyse and synthesis the evidence (or lack thereof) in a particular topic area and they are an increasingly popular form of…”
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Pioneering the use of technologies in qualitative research - A research review of the use of digital interviews by Thunberg, Sara, Arnell, Linda

“…Covid-19 has changed the way research can be conducted. The present literature review, based on 29 studies (2008-2020), investigates and compiles existing…”
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'The problem-centred expert interview'. Combining qualitative interviewing approaches for investigating implicit expert knowledge by Döringer, Stefanie

“…Expert interviews are a widely-used qualitative interview method often aiming at gaining information about or exploring a specific field of action. This paper…”
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Understanding 'context' in realist evaluation and synthesis by Greenhalgh, Joanne, Manzano, Ana

“…Context is a key concept in developing realist causal explanations but its conceptualisation has received comparatively less attention. We conducted a review…”
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Comparing focus groups and individual interviews: findings from a randomized study by Guest, Greg, Namey, Emily, Taylor, Jamilah, Eley, Natalie, McKenna, Kevin

“…Qualitative researchers often have to decide whether to collect data using focus groups or individual interviews. We systematically compare these two methods…”
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(Mis)conceptualising themes, thematic analysis, and other problems with Fugard and Potts' (2015) sample-size tool for thematic analysis by Braun, Virginia, Clarke, Victoria

“…Comments on an article by A. J. B. Fugard & H. W. W. Potts (see record 2015-45455-007). Fugard and Potts (2015) tool for determining sample sizes in TA…”
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Indigenous data, indigenous methodologies and indigenous data sovereignty by Walter, Maggie, Suina, Michele

“…The field of Indigenous methodologies has grown strongly since Tuhiwai Smith's 1999 groundbreaking book Decolonizing Indigenous Methodologies. For the most…”
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Supporting thinking on sample sizes for thematic analyses: a quantitative tool by Fugard, Andrew J.B., Potts, Henry W.W.

“…Thematic analysis is frequently used to analyse qualitative data in psychology, healthcare, social research and beyond. An important stage in planning a study…”
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Natural experiment methodology for research: a review of how different methods can support real-world research by Leatherdale, Scott T.

“…In particular research domains, the randomized control trial (RCT) is considered to be the only means for obtaining reliable estimates of the true impact of an…”
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Assessing the use of back translation: the shortcomings of back translation as a quality testing method by Behr, Dorothée

“…Back translation - the 're-translation' of a translated questionnaire back into the original language and the subsequent comparison of the original version and…”
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Methods for dealing with multiple outcomes in meta-analysis: a comparison between averaging effect sizes, robust variance estimation and multilevel meta-analysis by Moeyaert, Mariola, Ugille, Maaike, Natasha Beretvas, S., Ferron, John, Bunuan, Rommel, Van den Noortgate, Wim

“…This study investigates three methods to handle dependency among effect size estimates in meta-analysis arising from studies reporting multiple outcome…”
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New materialist social inquiry: designs, methods and the research-assemblage by Fox, Nick J., Alldred, Pam

“…This paper discusses issues of research design and methods in new materialist social inquiry, an approach that is attracting increasing interest across the…”
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Improving web survey efficiency: the impact of an extra reminder and reminder content on web survey response by Van Mol, Christof

“…With the growing possibilities for conducting web surveys, researchers increasingly use such surveys to recruit student samples for research purposes in a wide…”
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Using computer assisted qualitative data analysis software (CAQDAS; NVivo) to assist in the complex process of realist theory generation, refinement and testing by Dalkin, Sonia, Forster, Natalie, Hodgson, Philip, Lhussier, Monique, Carr, Susan M

“…There have been several calls for more transparency in realist methods, particularly in the complex process of programme theory development and refinement…”
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Using internet video calls in qualitative (longitudinal) interviews: some implications for rapport by Weller, Susie

“…Forming part of the new 'methodological frontier' the use of digital communication technologies has become increasingly commonplace in social research. Whilst…”
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Intimacy, rapport, and exceptional disclosure: a comparison of in-person and mediated interview contexts by Jenner, Brandy M., Myers, Kit C.

“…While qualitative researchers increasingly accept online video interviews as a reliable method, many maintain concerns about rapport and data quality. Drawing…”
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The online survey as a qualitative research tool by Braun, Virginia, Clarke, Victoria, Boulton, Elicia, Davey, Louise, McEvoy, Charlotte

“…Fully qualitative surveys, which prioritise qualitative research values, and harness the rich potential of qualitative data, have much to offer qualitative…”
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Co-production: towards a utopian approach by Bell, David M., Pahl, Kate

“…This article outlines how co-production might be understood as a utopian method, which both attends to and works against dominant inequalities. It suggests…”
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