Assignment:
As you learned in previous weeks, alignment means that a research study possesses clear and logical connections among all of its various components. In addition to considering alignment, qualitative researchers must also consider the ethical implications of their design choice, including, for example, what their choice means for participant recruitment, procedures, and privacy.
For this Discussion, you will evaluate qualitative research questions in assigned journal articles in your discipline and consider the alignment of theory, problem, purpose, research questions, and design. You will also identify the type of qualitative research design or approach the authors used and explain how it was implemented. Narrative, ethnographic, grounded theory, case study, and phenomenology are examples of types of research designs or approaches used in qualitative research.
With these thoughts in mind, refer to the Journal Articles document for your assigned articles for this Discussion.
ASSIGNMENT:
Post a critique of the research study in which you:
- Evaluate the research questions and hypotheses IN DETAIL.
- Identify the type of qualitative research approach used and explain how the researchers implemented the design.
- Analyze alignment among the theoretical or conceptual framework, problem, purpose, research questions, and design.
Required Readings
Babbie, E. (2017). Basics of social research (7th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.
Chapter, "Qualitative Field Research"
Burkholder, G. J., Cox, K. A., Crawford, L. M., & Hitchcock, J.H. (Eds.) (2020). Research design and methods: An applied guide for the scholar-practitioner. SAGE Publications, Inc.
Chapter, "Qualitative Research Designs"
Readings:
Identity theft and university students: do they know, do they care?
By Ludek Seda