Qualitative Research Papers

Paper (i) is a syntheses. A syntheses is a summary based on rigorous searches for evidence, explicit scientific reviews of the studies uncovered in the search, and systematic assembly of the evidence to provide a clear signal about the effects of the specific healthcare intervention. (Haynes, B., 2001).

Based on my experience in the classroom and my educational background, I want to pursue a certification as a K-12 administrator because I want to help and work with a larger population of students. My desire to enhance the culture and community in a school building has come from working with three amazing, passionate, and dedicated administrators (one principal and two vice principals) in my school building. Their drive to positively influence the lives of students, collaborate with parents, and enhance the teaching styles of all the faculty members in the building, has motivated me to want to do the same. A new challenge is presented every day in a school building, and I want to be part of an administrative team that will successfully work together to overcome each and every obstacle in order to better the educational experience of students.

As a school administrator, I will provide leadership, coaching and a safe environment for all children, and concentrate my energy on decreasing the achievement gap in minorities. As a building administrator, I will set realistically high expectations and demonstrate sensitivity and understanding of individual differences and culture.As per the Fast Company magazine, “People are going to require more transparency . . . in their lives. That’s fundamentally going to change. The more information you have, the better decision you can

The purpose of this paper is to critique a quantitative study and to present a critical analysis on its research findings. The paper will discuss the elements influencing believability and robustness of research, including writing style, research problem, literature review, conceptual framework, research question, hypothesis, study sample, methods, data analysis and results, and discussion of the relevance and future directions.

The methodology was described with the data collection method. Quantitative and qualitative questionnaire which consisted of closed questions with a choice of fixed answers and free text to enhance qualitative data were sent out in the form of mailshot, followed by telephone call to non-respondents and it was repeated for more wider sample results to gain more evidence to reduce bias (Parahoo, 2006).

There are several professional goals that I would like to reach. My first goal is to become an assistant principal within the next 2-3 years. Assistant principals are responsible for assisting with the communication, planning, instructional leadership, assessment, community relations, and safety and administrative management essential to managing the instructional and special programs, organization, and facilities of an assigned school (Fairfax County Public Schools, 2016). Assistant principal in Fairfax County Public Schools, must have a postgraduate professional license with endorsements as an elementary or secondary school principal or in administration and supervision preK-12 with 5 years of progressive teaching and leadership experience.

The search terms I used to locate this study were “academic performance” and “high school athletes.” I found the study in the SPORTDiscus with Full Text database. There were several reasons why I chose this study to analyze over other studies identified in the search results. The main reason I chose this study was because its research question most directly addressed my research topic. The other aspects of the study that made it seem worth investigating were that it was peer reviewed, it was published within the last year, and it examined students within the United States. Many of the other studies in the search results analyzed student samples from other countries; but in order to maintain consistency and keep my research topic somewhat narrow, I want to only look at studies that investigate athletics in secondary education in the United States.

The graduate students at Stephen F. Austin University used a qualitative method to conduct a survey on the assessment of the needs of Dialysis Patients: Perceptions of Individuals, Clients, families and Healthcare providers. During this research study, three graduate students surveyed at total of 14 participants divided amongst clients, families and healthcare providers. Results were conducted to access the perception of the individual’s outlook on Dialysis patients and treatment. The results were formalized based on the individual ethnicity group, age and gender followed by a list of formalized questions targeted to either client, family member and healthcare providers. After results were collected the graduate students could take the final

The research method used to study cognitive beliefs about homosexuality is related to qualitative type of research. I have conducted a qualitative analysis in order to provide deeper insight into the people definition of homosexuality. The data were collected through semi-structured, qualitative individual interviews with 9 participant who had various demographic characteristics. Site selection and recruitment of my sample were guided my assessment of the requirements for addressing the theoretical agenda. The qualitative interview analysis is important because it is provides an understanding of the patterns of support and opposition and what homosexuality means to people in the social and cultural environment in which they reside. The approach

This chapter introduces the objective of the research question, the subject matter, the background, and hypotheses for this quantitative research project.

Quantitative research defines the research that can produce statistics, solid facts, and numbers. It uses measurements and statistical analyses.

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This week’s assignment was focused on quantitative research and the elements of quantitative analysis as they related to the counseling profession. The article I chose focused on a study that examined self-stigma, anticipated risks and benefits associated with seeking counseling, and attitudes towards seeking counseling amongst individuals who were or are at risk of disordered eating. An eating disorder, like Anorexia Nervosa or Bulimia Nervosa, is a mental health disease which causes an individual to restrict food, binge-eat, abuse laxatives, over exercise, and have distorted images of themselves where they believe they are overweight. (National Institute of Mental Health, n.d.)

Research was designed with the purpose to better improve knowledge on how to avoid processed foods. The importance of this research provides a better understanding of the foods that should be avoided in grocery stores. How can grocery shoppers avoid eating additives and preservatives in their foods? While processed foods dominate the market and often contain preservatives and additives, they can easily be avoided when understood how to avoid them. Both qualitative and quantitative research provides clear evidence that processed foods should be avoided.

The study of Peters, Ryan, Haslam and Fernandes (2012) explains why women take fewer jobs in male dominated fields owing to the extent of their occupational prototype fit. They use two different studies: the first one was done with a female sample and shows that women who did not see themselves as fitting in that “occupational prototype” tended to leave that profession because they did not identify themselves with it. However, as this was a sample of only women, they did the second study on a sample of both genders. The second study shows that women are more likely to perceive the differences between themselves and the “occupational prototype”. In this study, they found that women’s perception of