RSCH 8100A Week 7 Discussion: Evaluating Research Questions and Qualitative Research Designs
Just as in quantitative research, when researchers set out to design a qualitative research study, they are guided by its purpose, and their research questions align with their selected approach and the data that will be collected.
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. If your last name starts with A through I, use Article A. If your last name starts with J through R, use Article B. If your last name starts with S through Z, use Article C.
Resources
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WEEKLY RESOURCES
By Day 4
Post a critique of the research study in which you:
- Evaluate the research questions and hypotheses.The Research Questions and Hypotheses Checklist serves as a guide for your evaluation. Please do not respond to the checklist in a Yes/No format in writing your Discussion post.
- 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.
Be sure to support your Main Issue Post and Response Post with reference to the week’s Learning Resources and other scholarly evidence in APA Style.
Read a selection of your classmates’ postings.
By Day 6
Respond to a classmate who was assigned a different article than you by further supporting his or her critique or respectfully offering a differing perspective.
Note: For this Discussion, you are required to complete your initial post before you will be able to view and respond to your colleagues’ postings. Begin by clicking on the Reply button to complete your initial post. Remember, once you click on Post Reply, you cannot delete or edit your own posts and you cannot post anonymously. Please check your post carefully before clicking on Post Reply!
SOLUTION RSCH 8100A Week 7 Discussion: Evaluating Research Questions and Qualitative Research Designs
Hello Class,
In the study by Dale et al. (2015), the research questions are framed to align with qualitative research principles. The central question, which seeks to understand how masculinity influences men’s experiences in cardiac rehabilitation (CR), is closely related to the qualitative approach. The use of “how” in the question, instead of “why,” reflects a focus on exploring experiences and meanings rather than establishing causality, which is typical in qualitative research. The question emphasizes understanding a single phenomenon—how masculinity affects health behavior—while employing open-ended language that allows participants to describe their experiences freely (Dale et al., 2015)….
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(FINAL ANSWER) RSCH 8100A Week 8 Discussion: Designing Qualitative Research