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Power point slide Qualitative research is a difficult term to define…. Nevertheless, it is important to be familiar with some definitions in the field. The definition provided by Creswell 2009 is enlightening because it incorporates ……….. most important part of definition for me were reports detailed views of informants and natural setting.

‘Employing a qualitative methodology, underpinned by a constructivist world view, has provided the means to generate rich, deep and contextualised understandings of the research issue, and an appreciation of the socially constructed and experienced realities of the participants.’ (Highfield 2012)

Qualitative research reflects different ways that researcher’s collect data and explore all of the information through literature review. Participant’s that are reviewing is often observed for analysis while “the role of the researcher focuses as the primary data collection instrument necessitates the identification of personal values, assumptions and biases at the outset of the study; Qualitative researchers ask at least one central question” (Creswell, 2014, which can be explored in several contexts with further questions. According to the text Research Design (2014) “the researcher’s role is typically involved in a

Is a qualitative approach which calls for simultaneous data collection and analysis to generate a theory during the research process. A theory emerges inductively through the systematic data collection and analysis pertaining to a given phenomenon (Strauss & Corbin, 1990). This has two fundamental characteristics which include: theoretical sampling and constant comparative analysis. A grounded theory is generated by themes which emerge from the data during analysis, capturing the essence of meaning drawn from varied contexts and situations

According to Ary, Jacobs, Razavieh, and Sorensen (2006), the nature of any qualitative research study can pose limitations and ethical issues which need to be considered. Even with taking these considerations into mind, because the object of the research was a “concrete human experience,” the researcher recognized that the use of a qualitative method was “the most adequate means of knowledge production” (Brinkmann & Kvale, 2005, p. 162). Hawkins (2011), made every effort to ensure the information obtained for the study was not extremely personal to minimize potential ethical issues. Additionally, permission was obtained by the review board as well as from the participants before any information was collected.

Qualitative research is conducted in a natural setting and attempts to understand a human problem by developing a holistic narrative and reporting detailed views of informants about the culture of a problem. It forms a report with pictures and words. One of the most important distinctions that sets qualitative research apart from more traditional types of research is that qualitative research is holistic in that researchers study phenomena in their entirety rather than narrowing the focus to specific defined variables” (p. 93). Similarly, Cresswell (1984) indicated that qualitative research “is defined as an inquiry process of understanding a social or human problem, based on building a holistic picture, formed with words, reporting detailed views of informants, and conducted in a natural setting” (p. 2). Cresswell’s definition clearly delineates the major characteristics of qualitative research. Pg. 50 (Smith & Davis, 2010).

The article provided a justification as to reasons qualitative research should be considered when looking to address evidence-based practices in the field

Throughout the research, the researchers have adopted Ethical Standards holding the knowledge as to what is wrong, as such, we had focused and proceeded towards what is right. This is done in order to prevent against conflicts arising in the research and developed solutions to prevent and combat them. These standards include principles in which were followed promoting values such as trust, good behavior and fairness. The researchers avoided being bias in terms of the information received and towards participants.

Ethical research will be conducted for this research study. When dealing with ethics there are four key factors to take into account for the welfare of the participant. These ethical principles include: harm to participant, lack of consent, deception and invasion of privacy. The research proposal may encounter risks that potential might violate the participant’s rights. The survey and questionnaire will be anonymous and any personal details acquired will be confidential and will with-stand the following outcomes. This proposal will most sufficiently become less (Bryman,

According to Bryman and Bell (in 2007) the following ten principles of ethical considerations have been compiled as a result of analyzing the ethical guidelines of nine professional social sciences research associations:

In the qualitative approach, theory plays an important role, whether the study has more of a theoretical or a conceptual base. Theory provides a guide that strengthens understanding by giving a focused explanation of behaviors and attitudes of subjects studied (Creswell, 2009). Dr. Lynn (Laureate, 2010) suggest, research use of theory is looked at best on the continuum of inquiry; in other words, based on what the author wants to explore there may be a clear foundation of theory to help explain the behaviors they are seeing within the population, or where there is not much known about a subject or culture because there is no theoretical bases for it, becomes more conceptual (Laureate, 2010).

The practice of qualitative research comprises of many different paradigmatic approaches. The main three include positivism, interpretive, and critical approaches. These approaches serve as different ways in which knowledge is socially collected and analyzed. Now, each paradigmatic approach comprises of unique traits, some which are similar to each one another and others that are exclusive to a specific approach. These similarities and differences will be examined below.

Qualitative and quantitative designs are to methods used to conduct research studies and analyze data obtained in these studies. Qualitative research designs involve gaining understanding the causal reasons and motivations of an issue. A qualitative design offers insights into the background of an issue and produces concepts and hypotheses for future quantitative research. Qualitative research reveals widespread trends in thoughts and opinions of the topic being analyzed (Stangor, 2013). Quantitative designs focus on quantifying data and generalizing results from a sample to the population of interest. Quantitative research measures the occurrence of several views and opinions in a selected sample and is sometimes followed by qualitative research that may be used to explore findings further (Stangor, 2013). For the purposes of this paper two research studies were selected, one focusing on qualitative research designs and the other focusing on quantitative research designs.

Qualitative Research Methods provided insight and experience into field research and the issues experienced in various areas of study, such as: claims, validity, trustworthiness, in-depth field work, data collection, and analysis. Furthermore, the course provided framework for different methodologies within qualitative research that will create an understanding as students move into the next phase of the doctoral program. Some of the methodological designs discussed throughout the course are: designs of narrative, phenomenology, grounded theory, ethnography, and case studies. Learning qualitative research methodologies through hands-on practice with inferential observation, in-depth interviewing, synthesis, wrestling with trustworthiness, and analyzing qualitative data were essential ways to impart the skills necessary to do qualitative research.

This chapter presents a list of research methods that I have used for the first case study and plan to use for the second and third case studies as well. I will utilize research through design and qualitative research practices to answer the research question of the thesis. Below I give a brief overview of both the practices and how I execute them in the design and study.