Levine (1985) argued that “without a systematic approach to the management of such volumes of data, qualitative researchers were prone to make shortsighted decisions that could limit data retrieval and analysis later on.” QUESTION: What problems would occur if a systems approach to qualitative data management is not followed by the qualitative researcher? Instructions Include … Read more
Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, read the instructor guidance, the mixed methods section of Chapter 7 and all of Chapter 10 in the Creswell and Creswell text, and Chapter 2: Formulating Questions, Conducting a Literature Review, Sampling Design, and the Centrality of Ethics in Mixed Methods Research of the Hesse-Biber ebook. Your … Read more
Use the attached article to write a short summary of the article and then answer the questions below separately 1)What reaction did you have to the idea that there is no clear definition of Qualitative Research? 2)Do you agree or disagree that qualitative and quantitative are coupled? Are the boundaries “becoming blurred” (Aspers and Corte, … Read more
The purpose of the assignment is for students to review a recent (within the past five years) qualitative study focused on a population or presenting problem of relevance to counseling psychology and of interest to the student. The chosen study must use individual, in-depth, qualitative interviewing as the method of data collection. The first part … Read more
Discussion: Compare and contrast qualitative and quantitative research, based on chapter 5-6 of your text, the comparison chart, and any external resources that you have explored. Describe which research approach would best fit your research interests. Mention at least two considerations for validity/reliability from your Mills text and cite when appropriate. Please be sure to … Read more
Using the topic you chose (will share after accepting the bid), create a research design that would utilize qualitative research methods. Be specific in the type of design you will use (phenomenology, case study, or grounded theory). Include the following in your design: A problem statement A purpose statement 2 to 5 research questions (Make … Read more
You need to complete the following three tasks: a) A brief review of the study (450 words) b) Brief overview of how the topic can be addressed in another way using one of the methods covered in this module (450 words) Research methods: quantitative, qualitative, mixed c) Describe how practitioners use research findings to guide … Read more
Phase 3: Generating initial themes Here, you aim to start identifying shared patterned meaning across the dataset. You compile clusters of codes that seem to share a core idea or concept, and which might provide a meaningful ‘answer’ to your research question. Although we originally identified this phase as searching for themes, that language can … Read more
Qualitative Journal Article review You will review qualitative research. The topic is up to you as long as you choose a peer-reviewed, academic research piece. I suggest choosing a topic that is at least in the same family as your expected dissertation topic so that you can start viewing what is out there. There are no hard word counts … Read more
Goal: Conduct a critical appraisal of literature that demonstrates an understanding of qualitative research. Use the Chapter 7 Critiquing Criteria for Qualitative Research (study 127-134 table 1), write a critique of a qualitative research article that you have read related to your clinical practice. Submission Instructions: The work is to be clear and concise … Read more