Abstract The issue of bias in qualitative research is an important one‚ and demands special attention and discussion in any qualitative research methods class. This reflective paper‚ written in the tradition of teacher-research‚ presents an analysis of how my students and I‚ working in an online classroom environment‚ learn together about the role researcher self and subjectivity play in designing and conducting qualitative research. While researcher bias and subjectivity are commonly understood
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Quantitative vs. Qualitative Research: “Are they REALLY that Different?” Anthony Sondergaard June 7‚ 2009 Quan/Qual- Really Diffferent? From the reading done in the first two chapters of our textbook‚ it is easy to see the major differences between the quantitative and qualitative approaches to research. They are two very distinct and separate ways to obtain information for the study of almost anything the human being could want to
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THE SCOPE AND NATURE OF QUALITATIVE RESEARCH SFR780 GOODWIN TWO CULTURES OF RESEARCH* Humanistic Research Natural Science Research Individuals and relations Properties or attributes of objects Development is of interest to the researcher Objects normally are not assumed to change during course of study Intensive study of small number of individuals Objects/individuals studied in natural surroundings Study many specimens‚ sample
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POVERTY – AS A QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE CONCEPT (With reference to the Indian context) What does it really mean to be poor? The First World countries are often referred to as the “industrialized” nations as against the Third World “developing” nations. What does it imply when you describe a nation as “developing”? Can lack of mere material resources imply deprivation? Doesn’t a strong economy in a developed nation lose gravity of ground when the major proportion of its population struggles
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Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods Sabina Baniya Kathmandu University School of Management Kathmandu University‚ Kathmandu February 2013 There are different research methods that have been guided by different philosophy of science that were developed by philosopher‚ researcher and sociologist at their time of era. The well-known research methods are quantitative research methods. Quantitative are numerical methods associated
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designing a qualitative study. This discussion does not replace the many excellent‚ detailed references on data collection (we refer to several at the end of this chapter). Its purpose is to guide the proposal writer in stipulating the methods of choice for his study and in describing for the reader how the data will inform his research questions. How the researcher plans to use these methods‚ however‚ depends on several considerations. Chapter 1 presents an introductory discussion of qualitative methodological
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Accounting Information Qualitative Characteristics Gap: Evidence from Jordan Ahmad N. Obaidat Tafila Technical University‚ Tafila‚ Jordan [Abstract] The general objective of financial reporting is to provide useful information to present and potential investors‚ creditors‚ and others to help them make investment‚ credit‚ and other decisions. The purpose of this paper is to find out whether there is an existing gap concerning the importance of accounting information qualitative characteristics from
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Qualitative Research Critique Cindy Walters NUR/518 October 8‚ 2012 Elizabeth Esterl Qualitative Research Critique Hi‚ my name is Cindy Walters. I am presenting a qualitative research critique on a study conducted in 2011 on people with bipolar disorder with comorbid substance use. The study is entitled “The lived experience of adults with bipolar disorder and comorbid substance use disorder” written by Terry Ward‚ MSN‚ PhD‚ RN. Bipolar disorder involves changes in cognition‚ behavior
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AND CODE QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY (PSY 212) LECTURER MR MATIKA ASSIGNMENT QUESTION: “Qualitative research methods are designed to help researchers understand individuals‚ the social and cultural context within which they stay. Understanding the phenomena from the point of view of the individual and its particular social and institutional context is largely lost when textual data is quantified” (Myers‚ 1997). Discuss the above statement in relation to qualitative and quantitative
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Name: Marcus Gonzales Date: Wednesday 12th September 2012 Form: L62 Subject: Biology Teacher: Ms. Hutton Lab #: 1 Title: Food Tests Aim: To test an unknown substance for various food substances. Apparatus/Materials: * Unknown Solution X * NaOH * Iodine * Ethanol * Copper Sulphate * Benedict’s Solution * HCl * Cold Water * Syringe * Beakers * Bunsen burner * Tripod stand * Test tubes * Dropper Introduction: This Lab shows
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