Part A - Qualitative Paradigms
In this assignment, you will gain an understanding of qualitative paradigms for your future dissertation.
Tasks:
• Compare two qualitative paradigms-"a framework for observation and understanding what we see and how we understand it" (Bernard & Ryan, 2010; Hennink, Hutter, & Bailey, 2011).
• Discuss the impact of understanding the research, reflexivity, researcher's voice, and confidentiality in qualitative research conclusions and applications.
In about 750 words, write a paper including the following:
• A description and reference of each of the two qualitative paradigms selected
• The similarities and differences between the two qualitative paradigms
• The impact of understanding the research, reflexivity, researcher's voice, and confidentiality in qualitative research conclusions and applications
Part B- Qualitative Dissertations
Tasks:
• Visit the Argosy University online library resources and search for two dissertations less than seven years old using any two of the following keywords:
o Case study
o Phenomenology
o Grounded theory
o Ethnography
o Narrative
o Qualitative Methodology
• Summarize each study's research questions, interview questions, and other data instrumentation used, as applicable, and the population that participated in the study.
• Analyze the author's conclusions with respect to the validity and reliability constructs of qualitative research and the data analysis procedures utilized.
The first chapter of a qualitative dissertation provides a background of the study, the research focus and questions, a brief literature review highlighting the relevance of the concepts under consideration, a brief statement of the design, and other pertinent topics.
In about 1,000 words, write a research paper including the following:
• Titles and methodologies of each qualitative dissertation related to a topic of interest
• Reprints of research questions, interview questions, and other data instrumentation for each dissertation
• Participant information and profiles for each dissertation
• Analysis of study conclusions in the context of validity or reliability considerations for qualitative research.