1 59 Assignment 1
So, consider a topic where you will be able to be part of the data gathering experience, and that your “job” as a qualitative researcher is to distinguish your experience from your sources.
- A research problem emerges from an understanding of what prior research studies have found, and what, according to that body of literature, needs to be done next.
it is essential to review published research studies on the topic.
Overview
Taking a topic of your interest and considering it as a possibility for a qualitative research study.
- Developing a Research Topic for a Qualitative Study Overview and Guidelines. (Note: Make sure you review it in its entirety before you begin.)
Search and select three articles related to your personal topic of study and include one literature review or meta-analysis article, one theory article, and one research article. The research article may either be from a quantitative or qualitative perspective.
Part 1
- Create a title page for your Major Assignment 1. Use the Major Assignment 1: Developing a Research Topic for a Qualitative Study Assignment Overview and Guidelines for proper formatting of your paper.
- Write a problem statement based on your topic of study. Develop a 1- to 2-paragraph statement that is the result of a review of the articles you located on your topic.
- Briefly describe the phenomena you are interested in studying.
- Briefly summarize the key findings or what is understood about this phenomena based on the three articles you reviewed.
- Briefly identify the “gap”—what do you see as an important, relevant, next step in learning more about this topic that would be appropriate for a qualitative study.
- Include your Annotated Bibliography section.
Part 2
- Write a purpose statement using terminology of qualitative research. The purpose statement should contain:
- A statement using the following template: The purpose of this qualitative study is to[
- choose one: explore, describe, understand, explain] the meaning/experience/culture/stories of [phenomenon of interest] in [population/setting].
- A justification of why the purpose of your study is suited for the qualitative approach in terms of:
- The phenomena you choose
- The “fit” with a constructivist epistemology and ontology
- The relevance of the naturalistic setting or context to the phenomena of interest
- Write a research question using terminology of qualitative research
Based on your knowledge of reflexivity, explain your relationship to the problem; and the issues of bias and positionality to be addressed. Include a brief description of the setting and possible sources of data.
The study topic:Nursing is a field that is marred by a lot of novel cases and situations that demand different reactions and interventions.
Resources
Ravitch, S. M., & Carl, N. M. (2016). Qualitative research: Bridging the conceptual, theoretical, and methodological. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
- Chapter 4, “Design and Reflexivity in Data Collection” (pp. 111–144)
- Table 4.3, “Purposeful Sampling Strategies” (pp. 129–137)
Rubin, H. J., & Rubin, I. S. (2012). Qualitative interviewing: The art of hearing data (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
- Chapter 3, “Qualitative Data-Gathering Methods and Style” (previously read in Week 3)
Guest, G., Bunce, A., & Johnson, L. (2006). How many interviews are enough? An experiment with data saturation and variability. Field Methods, 18(1), 59–82.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.