Unit 7 Assignment 1 - Research Methodology
Note: Please read the unit discussion paper that will be provided in order to complete this assignment.
After receiving feedback from your fellow learners in the discussion in this unit, complete Subsections 4.1 and 4.2 of the Qualitative Research Plan Template, which includes:
A description of the qualitative design and research model.
The data collection methods.
The philosophy underlying the methodology and model.
A description of how the study will be conducted.
A description of the characteristics of the larger population from which he sample will be drawn.
The sampling strategy.
The estimated sample size needed for the study.
You will complete Subsection 4.3, Ethical Considerations, in the Unit 10 assignment.
You will continue to fill out the Qualitative Research Plan Template as you progress through the course. Be sure to
follow current APA guidelines while filling out the template.
MUST READ THE FOLLOWING READINGS
Use your Qualitative Research & Evaluation Methods text to complete the following:
Read Chapter 5, "Designing Qualitative Studies," pages 244-326.
Read Chapter 6, "Fieldwork Strategies and Observation Methods," pages 327-338.
Read Chapter 7, "Qualitative Interviewing," pages 339-422.
Use your Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design text to complete the following:
Review Chapter 7, "Data Collection," pages 147-180. Focus on data collection techniques.
Review Chapter 6, "Introducing and Focusing the Study," pages 127-146. Focus on the subsection "Subquestions."
Use the attached article to review Percy, Kostere, and Kostere's 2015 article, "Generic Qualitative Research in Psychology," from The Qualitative Report , volume 20, issue 2, pages 76-85.
Read the document Data Collection.
Transcript
Read Qualitative Research Proposal
Unit 7 - Research Design and Methodology Details Introduction
The purpose of the study should address the following:
1. Is this study new or different from other studies in some way?
2. Does the study extend prior research on the topic in some way?
3. Does the study fill a gap in the existing literature?
The methodology describes the overall blueprint of the study (research design) and how the research participants will be recruited (sampling). Data collection procedures vary depending on the methodology and the phenomenon under inquiry.
Method and Types of Data
Following are the types of data for each method:
Ethnography.
Primary: Participant observation, field notes, and unstructured or structured interviews (sometimes audiotaped or videotaped).
Secondary: Documents, records, photographs, videotapes, maps, genograms, sociograms, and focus groups.
Case study.
Primary: Interviews (usually audio-taped), participant and nonparticipant observations, documents and records, detailed description of context and setting, and chronological data.
Secondary: Audiovisual data.
Phenomenology.
Primary: Audio-taped in-depth conversations and open-ended interviews and phenomenological literature.
Secondary: Poetry, biographies, literature, art, and film.
Grounded theory.
Primary: Interviews (usually audio-taped), participant and nonparticipant observations, conversations recorded in diaries, and field notes.
Secondary: Comparative instances and personal experience.
Generic qualitative inquiry.
Primary: Open-ended interview (audio-taped), field notes, and journals.
Secondary: Documents and open-ended questionnaire.
Reference
Patton, M. Q. (2015). Qualitative research & evaluation methods (4th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
OBJECTIVES
To successfully complete this learning unit, you will be expected to:
1. Identify the steps of data analysis within qualitative research traditions.
2. Describe the methods for collecting data for a qualitative study that is consistent with the research question and research methodology and model.
3. Evaluate alternative data analysis techniques appropriate within qualitative research.
4. Explore the use of technology and software applications for qualitative data analysis.