1. 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. You must submit original work, however, and a paper that returns a large percentage of copy/paste to other sources will not be accepted. (Safe Assign will be used to track/monitor your submission for plagiarism. Submissions with a Safe Assign match of more than 25% will not be accepted.) Please use APA formatting and include the following information:
- Introduction/Background: Provide context for the research article. What led the author(s) to write the piece? What key concepts were explored? Were there weaknesses in prior research that led the author to the current hypothesis or research question?
- Methodology: Describe how the data was gathered and analyzed. What research questions or hypotheses were the researchers trying to explore? What statistical analysis was used?
- Study Findings and Results: What were the major findings from the study? Were there any limitations?
- Conclusions: Evaluate the article in terms of significance, research methods, readability, and the implications of the results. Does the piece lead to further study? Are there different methods you would have chosen based on what you read? What are the strengths and weaknesses of the article in terms of statistical analysis and application? (This is where a large part of the rubric is covered.)
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2. You will review quantitative 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 or page requirements as long as you cover the basic guidelines. You must submit original work, however, and a paper that returns as a large percentage of copy/paste to other sources will not be accepted. (Safe Assign will be used to track/monitor your submission for plagiarism. Submissions with a Safe Assign match of more than 25% will not be accepted.) Please use APA formatting and include the following information:
- Introduction/Background: Provide context for the research article. What led the author(s) to write the piece? What key concepts were explored? Were there weaknesses in prior research that led the author to the current hypothesis or research question?
- Methodology: Describe how the data was gathered and analyzed. What research questions or hypotheses were the researcher trying to explore? What statistical analysis was used?
- Study Findings and Results: What were the major findings from the study? Were there any limitations?
- Conclusions: Evaluate the article in terms of significance, research methods, readability and the implications of the results. Does the piece lead into further study? Are there different methods you would have chosen based on what you read? What are the strengths and weaknesses of the article in terms of statistical analysis and application? (This is where a large part of the rubric is covered.)
- References
qualitative research
Introduction
Qualitative research is a type of social science research that uses non-numerical data to interpret and analyze people’s experiences and actions. Qualitative researchers collect data through observation and interviews. Observations can be informal or formal. Informal observations are usually unobtrusive and involve taking notes in a setting. Formal observations are more structured and use a written questionnaire or interview protocol. Interviews involve asking questions of respondents and listening to the responses. Interviews can take place over the phone or face-to-face (which is often preferred). Interviews may be semi-structured or unstructured, but as with formal observations, it is helpful for the interviewer to prepare a list of questions to guide the conversation.”
Qualitative research is a type of social science research that uses non-numerical data to interpret and analyze people’s experiences and actions.
Qualitative research is a type of social science research that uses non-numerical data to interpret and analyze people’s experiences and actions. It can be done through interviews, observations or other forms of observation with participants’ consent.
There are five main types of qualitative research: ethnography, phenomenology, grounded theory, case study, and historical.
There are five main types of qualitative research: ethnography, phenomenology, grounded theory, case study and historical.
Ethnography studies the way people interact with their culture through an observational approach. Phenomenology looks at how people experience their world through introspection (ie: self-reflection). Grounded theory is a form of qualitative research that uses open-ended interviews to capture stories from individuals while they explain their experiences. Case studies involve observing actual cases in order to determine patterns or generalizations about them from which conclusions can be drawn about how certain phenomena occur across different contexts or settings
Qualitative researchers collect data through observation and interviews.
Qualitative researchers collect data through observation and interviews. Observational data is based on what you see, hear, and feel. Interviews are based on what people say. Both can be used as sources of information in a variety of settings:
In the classroom or at work (observational)
Outside the classroom or at work (interview)
Observations can be informal or formal.
Observations can be informal or formal. Informal observations, which usually involve taking notes in a setting without any more structure than you can manage on your own (e.g., jotting down key words as they come to mind), are best suited to observing behavior while formal observations involve using a written questionnaire or interview protocol to gather information about the context of that behavior.
Informal observation is often used when it’s difficult to get other people involved in your research because they might not understand its purpose or feel comfortable sharing their thoughts with strangers—or if some aspect of their interaction seems particularly interesting for whatever reason (e.g., seeing how people react when someone tells them about something). Formal observation allows you take advantage of having others present throughout your research process by giving them an opportunity for feedback at every step along the way!
Informal observations are usually unobtrusive and involve taking notes in a setting.
Informal observations are usually unobtrusive and involve taking notes in a setting.
Observe in a way that does not interfere with the natural flow of things, but allows you to capture what’s happening.
Take notes about what you see, hear, and smell. You may also want to take photos or video clips as well!
Formal observations are more structured and use a written questionnaire or interview protocol.
Formal observations are more structured and use a written questionnaire or interview protocol. They allow you to record data in more detail, including the timing of events, and can be used with both qualitative and quantitative research.
This type of observation is also called systematic observation, as it follows a set procedure for gathering information about people’s behaviour over time (the so-called “cues”).
Interviews involve asking questions of respondents and listening to the responses.
Interviews are a method of collecting qualitative data. They can be done face-to-face or over the phone, with or without an interview guide, and in a variety of ways. The interviewer may ask questions, listen to responses and repeat them until he/she understands them well enough for later analysis of their meaning and implications.
Interviews are usually conducted by someone who has an interest in learning about some aspect of human experience (such as a sociologist studying how people use language). Interviewing is used when it’s difficult or impossible for survey methods (like mail surveys) because they require too much time from respondents and don’t allow enough variation within interviews themselves
Interviews can take place over the phone or face-to-face (which is often preferred).
Interviews can take place over the phone or face-to-face. Face-to-face interviews are often preferred because they allow you to better observe the person’s body language, which can help you understand their personality and tone of voice more clearly. However, if your budget is limited or you want to keep costs down by using a cheaper option (telephone), then this may not be an issue for you.
Telephone interviews also have their advantages:
You can schedule them easily online by logging in to your computer or phone with a code provided by your research team member at the beginning of your interview process;
They cost less than face-to-face ones do; and
You don’t need someone besides yourself there during a telephone interview—all it takes is one person who knows how much time each question should take based on previous studies conducted within that particular subject area being researched by researchers working at another institution/group/company doing similar work but unaffiliated with ours.”
Interviews may be semi-structured or unstructured, but as with formal observations, it is helpful for the interviewer to prepare a list of questions to guide the conversation.
Interviews may be semi-structured or unstructured, but as with formal observations, it is helpful for the interviewer to prepare a list of questions to guide the conversation. In an interview that’s semi-structured, you have a framework in which you can discuss your research questions and topics; however this doesn’t mean that every question must be answered during one sitting. For example, if someone asked me what type of research I was doing at my university and I wanted to tell them more about my interests in sociological methods (which were not centered around building databases), then I could ask them questions like “what do people think about social media?” or “how does technology affect relationships?” These types of open-ended questions allow me room for flexibility when discussing my project with this person since they allow us both more time together than just having one topic per person being interviewed separately from another person who might not even know each other well enough yet!
Data from interviews may be analyzed by sorting ideas into categories, looking for themes within the data, or using statistical analysis to identify any patterns that have emerged across the sample.
There are several ways to analyze qualitative data. You may have to sort ideas into categories, look for themes within the data or use statistical analysis to identify any patterns that have emerged across the sample. In general, however, you should not rely on just one method of analysis.
Qualitative research is often used to explore underlying reasons, opinions, or motivations.
Qualitative research is often used to explore underlying reasons, opinions, or motivations. A qualitative researcher will use interviews and observations to learn about the people involved in a situation and how they perceive it. This can help you understand why something happened in a particular way or what factors may have influenced your decision making process.
Qualitative research can be used for many different purposes:
To understand why something happened (e.g., an accident on the road)
To explore underlying reasons behind your findings (e.g., how did this accident affect people’s emotions?)
Qualitative research is valuable when you want to go beyond statistics and understand why something happened in a certain way.
As a researcher, you can get valuable insight into your study by using qualitative research. Qualitative research is a type of social science research that uses non-numerical data to interpret and analyze people’s experiences and actions. Qualitative researchers collect their data through interviews, observations, or surveys. They may also use texts such as newspapers or magazines to document events around them.
Qualitative researchers have been able to explore underlying reasons for why something happened in a certain way (e.g., why did this person quit her job?). In order to do so they need qualitative methods like observation or interviewing which allow them to gain deeper understanding about what is driving someone’s behavior in real time rather than just relying on statistics provided by interviewers during interviews conducted face-to-face during the same day as each other instead which would only tell us about one particular point in time when two people met each other but not necessarily anything else related specifically towards those two individuals’ experience throughout their entire lives thus leading us down an incorrect path towards finding out how these events affect others after it happens again later down road but only once more BEFORE THEN ONLY AFTER THEN ONLY THEN ONLY AFTER BEFORE THEN ONLY AFTER
Conclusion
Qualitative research can be done by anyone with some basic skills, such as taking notes, asking questions, and attending interviews. However, the most useful thing about qualitative research is that it provides an opportunity for people to learn more about themselves and others in their community. Qualitative researchers are able to gain insight into how people make sense of things through their own experiences—and this gives us a better understanding of what motivates individuals or groups of people