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    Introduction Leisure sciences is a field that takes its writing requirements from other fields such as kinesiology, physical education or the social sciences. Depending on your topic, you may write a scientific paper or a qualitative paper; this paper will focus on qualitative methods. For the purpose of this article the focus will be on social science research with physical educational research. When writing in leisure sciences, it is important to take notes from both disciplines, for example Oliver

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    Qualitative Research Article Critical Appraisal Assignment The article Nurses perspectives regarding the disclosure of errors to patients: A qualitative study, it reinforces “the gap that there is between patients’ preferences to be told about errors and current practice” (McLennan, Diebold, Rich, & Elger, 2014, p. 17) and the barriers that there are to nondisclosure. There are several different reasons why nurses do not feel comfortable reporting these errors. Some examples are “personal characteristics

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    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

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    Methodology for the Research Paper La’Brittani Poole-James Dr. Lee Grambling State University 07/16/2017 Qualitative research is exact research where the information is not as numbers. Qualitative researchers study things in their natural settings, make sense of, or interpreting information. My research paper is about children with mental health illnesses. Qualitative research on my paper would be the research that I found that on my topic from creditable sites that consisted of data with

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    Another commonly used technique for collecting qualitative data is the interview. Interviews are conducted with a variety of objectives. Often they are used to collect historical data from the memories of interviewees. In other studies, they are used to collect opinions or impressions about something. In others, interviews are conducted to help identify the terminology used in a particular setting. They are sometimes used in combination with observations. In this case, they serve to clarify things

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    The objective of this research is to gather information on my family heritage. Therefore, in this research, the method that will be chosen is qualitative method. Qualitative data are likely to be characterized by their richness and fullness, based on the opportunity to explore a subject in as real a manner as is possible. Meanings are principally derived from words and clarity is needed. Another method used is descriptive designs, which is survey. Some of the information was surveyed from person

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    Points of Consideration for this Qualitative Research Skinner, Tagg, and Holloway (2000) stressed that engaging in qualitative research demands an understanding of some of the drawbacks associated with doing this type of research. A number of common concerns related to qualitative research are found in the literature. The time and resources involved in collecting and analyzing qualitative data are mentioned frequently (e.g., Creswell, 1998; Skinner, Tagg, & Holloway, 2000). A related concern involves

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    Qualitative Research Report Article Connelly, L.M., Miner-Williams, D., & Yoder, L.H., 2003. A qualitative study of charge nurse competencies. Medsurg Nursing, 12(5), 298-306. Problem The study was conducted to determine the competencies necessary to be a successful charge nurse (Connelly, Miner-Williams, & Yoder, 2003). There has been limited research conducted to provide information concerning the clinical role of the charge nurse. This study identifies the competencies necessary to be an

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    Qualitative and Quantitative study designs both can be beneficial in research design. They both provide valuable options for researchers in the field. These techniques can either be used separately in a research study or they can be combined to achieve maximum information. This paper will define the terms qualitative and quantitative; describe the similarities and differences between each; discuss how qualitative and/or quantitative research designs or techniques could be used in the evaluation of

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    Research and Program Evaluation This paper will compare and contrast qualitative and quantitative research designs. While giving the information, I will also elaborate on the types of research designs that they both implore. At the end of the paper, the reader will have a better understanding for qualitative and quantitative research designs and when to use each type of design. Qualitative Research Design Cresswell (2014) states “qualitative methods rely on text and image data, have unique steps in data

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