Assessment of First Article: Anthony Tuckett's "The experience of lying in dementia care: A qualitative study" This article is an excellent example of work that is based on grounded theory and demonstrates the ways in which qualitative research provides the kind of rich data that are often lacking when a quantitative study is used. This is not to say that either qualitative or quantitative studies are better than each other. Rather, these different types of studies provide different types of data, and these different types of data provide answers to different types of questions. Tuckett notes that he is using a method called "grounded theory", which is a relatively new methodology. Its origins are in the methodological fields of participatory and feminist research and it is designed to elicit the ways in which subjects of a particular culture or subculture understand their world and determine the meaning of what they do. It should thus be clear that this is an ideal methodology for an investigation of how the professional staff members that he interviewed came to assign meaning to the ways in which they communicated with their patients (Dauwerse, Dam, & Abma, 2012). Tuckett was interested not in the formal rules of the organizations that he was studying. That is, he was not interested in learning what people knew that they should be doing according to their job descriptions and the formally expressed ethics of their professions. Rather, he was interested in
One of the benefits of qualitative research is inductive probing. Inductive approach shortens extensive data into summary, and creates links between objectives and findings. This approach is evident in grounded theory of a qualitative data analyses (Thomas, 2003).
For this assignment, the author interviewed an elderly woman who is roughly in her early eighties. Discussion occurred over the phone as Irene lives a relatively far distance from Denver, CO. The first conversation went over well and she was very open to discussing her life further. The author became confident enough to ask more personal questions later in the conversation. The elderly woman agreed to a second interview to continue patient education which will be discussed in detail. For this paper, the individual will be referred to as Irene, so that her privacy is protected. This paper acts as an organizational tool to detail the process and considerations taken, including therapeutic communication skills, to provide Irene with a
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.
Researchers are sometimes using Quantitative and Qualitative research methodologies interchangeably, or all three of the methodologies including the mixed approach, Creswell (2009). However, the most distinctive differences between the two is the application used, or the design, using words for qualitative analysis, and
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
The results of article two used the mixed methods of quantitative and qualitative data. “Mixed methods research is an approach to inquiry that combines or associates both qualitative and quantitative forms. It involves philosophical assumptions, the use of qualitative and quantitative approaches, and the mixing of both approaches in a study. Thus, it is more than simply collecting and analyzing both kinds of data; it also involves the use of both approaches in tandem so that the overall strength of a study is great than either qualitative or quantitative research.” (Creswell, 2007). The authors used their research to answer their research question;
For this research article the author has chosen to use a grounded theory approach. Grounded theory is a qualitative method of research which allows the researchers to construct meaning of the selected topic via a process of development and reflection of the data collected (Charmaz, 2014). Grounded theory provides a flexible and intuitive process to data collection and analysis allowing the construction of a theory that is truly grounded from the data (Charmaz, 2014).
The Glaser and Strauss (1967) method of grounded theory will be used in the analysis of the study. Grounded theory is a methodology that is systematic and involves constructing theory by analyzing data. Grounded theory starts with a question and researchers review the data collected over and over to look for repeated ideas or concepts using doces to group the theories into categories and possibly into new theories (Broadhed, 1983). There are five steps when using grounded theory(p.87:.
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 Background, of a qualitative study, is key to providing the reader enough information in which to create a solid understanding of why the studied phenomenon is important. This section of the article normally consist of the introduction with literature references about the topic, problem statement, and purpose or significance of the study (Nieswiadomy, 2012, p. 305). Unlike quantitated studies, where literature review is conducted early in the study, qualitative researchers normally review literature after they have analyzed their results (Pathmawathi et al., 2015, p.47). Therefore, literature review will be addressed in the discussion section of this article. While some studies would have clear heading indicating where to locate the background
As grounded theory was employed by Carroll, data analysis and findings were based on the categorisation of themes. Although Carroll’s data analysis methodology has been deemed appropriate to qualitative research (Strauss, 1997, p. 180), the reader questions whether majority perspectives were favoured over individual for analysis, potentially distorting eventual findings.
When utilizing a qualitative approach, the task becomes one of determining the qualitative method to be used. Additionally, Stake (2010) used purpose, research design, and methodical data techniques as a way of classifying types of qualitative research. Similarly, Cresswell & Cresswell (2007) spoke of five practices of qualitative research. These five practices consist of biography, phenomenological study, grounded theory study, ethnography, and case study. This researcher chose a phenomenological study for this research project.
This is important in order to gain data that is qualitative, that should give an account of views and emotions. The grounded theory approach also involves theoretical sampling which investigates incidents, and populations, therefore this tells us that the method used was relevant to this study. A theory should then that stem from the data, this concept was correct in this case, as several themes emerged from the results. The data is analysed as it is collected using interviews, or observations (Punch 1998 cited in Bell 2008). The researcher’s methods related to the grounded theory approach, as indicated.
The second type of grounded theory is the constructivist approach. Unlike the systematic approach, the constructivist approach looks at and emphasizes “diverse local worlds, multiple realties, and the complexities of particular worlds, views, and actions” (Creswell, 2013, p. 87). Constructivists focus more on the views, values, beliefs, feelings, assumptions, and ideologies of individuals rather than methods. The procedures of grounded theory research include: determination of this is the right type of research, research questions, data analysis. A research must first determine if grounded theory is the best option for them to conduct their research. Then, they will come up with research questions that focus on an individual’s personal experiences. After the researcher asks general questions, they will go back to evaluating them on their own time. Later,
From the previous assumptions, it may be reasonable to suppose that this research was mainly framed in terms of using words with open-ended questions (interview questions) in order to understand and discover the meaning students ascribe to a particular social situation. The use of grounded theory, as the research design, guided the process, so