Qualitative Approach Of A Phenomenological Approach

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.

In this paper I will analyze two articles, one is quantitative and the other is qualitative. I will describe the quantitative methods used including the research question addressed, the hypothesis, and variables. I will identify the population and sample. I will discuss the reliability and validity of the instruments used. I will then discuss the design of the article and how the findings were analyzed. For the qualitative article, I will identify the design of the article, the methods used and the strategies used for analyzing the data. Lastly, I will look at the implications for practice in the qualitative article, discuss other journals that might be interested in publishing the article and discuss how this article might

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

The method of qualitative research become key method in the human and social science and also in the education and health science. The definition of qualitative research is a research using methods such as participant observation or case studies which result in a narrative, descriptive account of a setting or practice. Sociologists using these methods typically reject positivism and adopt a form of interpretive sociology (Parkinson & Drislane,2011). It involves the research using data that do not indicate ordinal values. Furthermore, qualitative research includes the different kinds of data collection, techniques of analysis and diversity of theoretical frameworks (Guest; Namey & Mitchell, 2013). According to Creswell(2013) ‘’the final written report or presentation includes the voices of participants, the reflexivity of the researcher, a complex description and interpretation of the problem, and its contribution to the literature or a call for change.

This qualitative study is based on the Grounded Theory methodology, a design of inquiry from a sociological perspective in which a researcher derives a general abstract theory of a process or interaction grounded in the views of participants in a study to analyze the data. This theory has two unique concepts: the constant comparison of data with emerging categories and a theoretical sampling of different groups to maximize the similarities and differences of information (Creswell, 2009, p. 13). The basic concept of this research method is to choose research participants who have lived through the phenomenon that you want to study. This meant that participants are experts of the phenomenon that the researcher sought to understand (Auerbach and Silverstein, 2003). These techniques involve a): filtering texts, which means explicitly stating your research concerns and theoretical concerns and selecting the relevant text from your interviews, which is done by reading through the transcripts one-by-one with step one in mind and highlighting relevant codes; b): listening to the transcripts for relevant information, which involves recording repeating ideas by grouping together related passages of your

The Methodology that will be used in terms of the research question will be the qualitative research which involves a phenomenological perspective. The researcher aims to evaluate the meaning of events for people in particular situations, the characteristic of qualitative research are as follows.

Qualitative research design is an evolving process that continues to expand as the research continues. Multiple types of study designs can be used when researching dependent on the information the researchers are trying to obtain. In the article, the researchers described the design as exploratory using semi-structured focus groups for data collection. Recordings were made of the interviews and then analyzed for similar themes. This type of design is called descriptive phenomenology which participants describe lived experiences through detailed interview or conversational process and then researchers bracket the opinions in their study (Polit & Beck, 2014). The method of design was appropriate for the research question and objectives as it allowed for the understanding of feelings and identity. The themes of questioning allowed for

Prospectus for an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of the Lived Experience of Offspring Caregivers of Individuals with Dementia: Caregivers of the elderly provide an important service to the care recipients and to society while often experiencing stress, burden and psychological morbidity related to caregiving, especially when the care recipient has dementia. There is an extensive body of literature related to caregiving, but a relative paucity related to effective interventions to address the stress, burden and psychological morbidity. Mental health counseling offers potential as an important element of caregiver interventions. Research has provided evidence of positive effects from some interventions, largely psychoeducation.

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).

This article defines qualitative research and what it is used for. After reading this article the reader will have a better understanding of what we have often thought the purpose of qualitative research answered ( “why” rather than “what”). This article also discusses how the method is used in different settings or scenarios.

In the qualitative article by Dykes, Slade, and Haywood, the phenomenon of interest is clearly identified as long-term implications of termination of pregnancy (TOP) and is promptly introduced in the abstract. The authors state that TOP is a common procedure in the United Kingdom (UK) and implies importance to the nursing profession due to the prevalence of this procedure as well as confusion demonstrated by recognized health care organizations on how TOPs affect women. Based on psychological impacts discussed, this topic is important in order for nurses to understand the vulnerability of women to negative TOP-associated thoughts and to improve lifelong accessibility to post-TOP counselling. The twofold aim of the study is presented as exploration of the long-term experiences of perimenopausal women who had a TOP and their perceptions of connections or lack thereof between TOP and menopausal experiences.

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

The number of women of child-bearing age who are overweight and obese is increasing today. This study investigates the views and attitudes of health professionals on giving antenatal care to women who have body mass index (BMI) of 30 kg/m2 and over. A qualitative study using three focus groups was assumed within the department of obstetrics and gynaecology at a large teaching hospital in south-eastern Australia. One with hospital midwives (n=10), one with continuity of care midwives (n=18), and one with obstetricians (n=5). Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) was used to analyze data. There are 6 dominant themes that emerged and formed a model representing current health care issues for these women: 1) obesity puts the health of

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.

Qualitative research is the technique that is used as a part of exploratory research and to derive the independent variables. There are different methods through which we can conduct the qualitative research. As a part of this study we have adopted the following methods: