Which of Kearney's categories of qualitative findings describes a synthesis of a shared experience or process or integration of concepts that provides a complex picture of a phenomenon?

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a. Restricted by a priori frameworks
b. Descriptive categories
c. Shared pathway or meaning
d. Depiction of experiential variation

Answer 1

ANS: C

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A The category "restricted by a priori frameworks" describes a discovery being aborted because the researcher has obscured the findings with an existing theory.
B The category "descriptive categories" describes a phenomenon vividly portrayed from a new perspective.
C The category "shared pathway or meaning" describes a synthesis of a shared experience or process or integration of concepts that provides a complex picture of a phenomenon.
D The category "depiction of experiential variation" describes the main essence of an experience, but it also shows how the experience varies, depending on the individual or context.