Qualitative Methods Research questions
Students will select and review 2 qualitative articles. Your articles should be based on your research in" rel="nofollow">interests. For each article, you will in" rel="nofollow">include the followin" rel="nofollow">ing: (SEE ATTACHED TEMPLATE)• Complete citation: Full title, all authors (last name, in" rel="nofollow">initials), full journal title, year, volume# and page #s (this ensures that a different person can retrieve the article) • The study purpose and research question(s): A clear statement helps determin" rel="nofollow">ine if the topic is important or relevant. • Literature review: Describe the research in" rel="nofollow">included. What gap does this article/study plan on fillin" rel="nofollow">ing? • Study Design: Was the study design appropriate for this article/research? Consider the followin" rel="nofollow">ing and describe how they were used: o Ethnography o Phenomenology o Grounded theory o Participatory action research o Other study designs • Qualitative methods: Does the study describe the methods used? Was the method appropriate for the study design? How? o Participant observation o Interviews o Focus Groups o Historical Research o Other qualitative methods • Samplin" rel="nofollow">ing: How were participants relevant to the research question and how were they selected? • Data collection: Was there a complete description of the site, participants? • Data analysis: Was the analysis in" rel="nofollow">inductive and the fin" rel="nofollow">indin" rel="nofollow">ings adequately corroborated? • Fin" rel="nofollow">indin" rel="nofollow">ings: Were the fin" rel="nofollow">indin" rel="nofollow">ings consistent with and reflective of data? • Conclusions: Was the conclusion section appropriate given the study fin" rel="nofollow">indin" rel="nofollow">ings?