MODULE 1 What is Research? Research is a systematic inquiry to describe‚ explain‚ predict and control the observed phenomenon. Research involves inductive and deductive methods (Babbie‚ 1998). Inductive methods analyze the observed phenomenon and identify the general principles‚ structures‚ or processes underlying the phenomenon observed; deductive methods verify the hypothesized principles through observations. The purposes are different: one is to develop explanations‚ and the other is to test
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A Review of Qualitative Research on Teenage Smoking Habits Grand Canyon University: NRS-433V-O103 Introduction to Nursing Research September 20‚ 2012 Introduction The purpose of this document is to summarize the contents of the research article‚ explain the research methods implemented‚ and offer insight on how the findings contribute to nursing practice. Second‚ there will be an explanation of ethical considerations associated with the conduct of nursing research. Finally‚ the source document
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Qualitative data analysis What Is Qualitative Analysis? Qualitative modes of data analysis provide ways of discerning‚ examining‚ comparing and contrasting‚ and interpreting meaningful patterns or themes. The varieties of approaches - including ethnography‚ narrative analysis‚ discourse analysis‚ and textual analysis - correspond to different types of data‚ disciplinary traditions‚ objectives‚ and philosophical orientations. What Is Qualitative Analysis? We have few agreed-on canons for qualitative
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Fieldwork assignment #2: Museum Ethnography I have always been interested in Japanese culture and traditions‚ so for my museum ethnography assignment I visited the American Museum of Natural History‚ where I chose the Stout Hall of Asian Peoples for further analyzing. Japanese culture is a very unique one‚ which differs from others; anthropologists refer to it as “a style”. There are a lot of interesting exhibits in the wing I chose; they all have different stories to tell. It was impossible to
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Kolby was seen for evaluation at the office of Gerena and Associates located in Coral Springs‚ Florida for 2.5 hours. He was initially accompanied by his mother‚ albeit assessed outside of her presence. He presented as a Black male who appeared to be of average weight for his height‚ and he appeared his stated age of 15. Kolby was dressed in casual attire wearing a shirt and a jean shorts that was held up with his hand. The youth was observed with a cellphone hanging from around his neck. He did
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This writer has chosen to critique of the qualitative research article by Miller‚ Riley‚ and Davis‚ 2009‚ “Identifying key nursing and team behaviors to achieve high reliability”. The characteristics of qualitative research were found in the conduct of this study based on High-reliability theory is more popular in healthcare to enhance quality and safety of patient care. The study based on evaluation of the extent of reliability of nurses’ behavior within interdisciplinary teams while attending critical
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Compare and contrast Qualitative and Quantitative research methods Monique Gowans Charles Stuart University Compare and Contrast Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods Qualitative research methods are complex meaningful analysis characterised by processes and meanings that are not experimentally examined or measured in terms of mathematical measurements (Lincoln‚ 2003; Sarantakos‚ 2005). Quantitative research however‚ relies and builds on mathematical procedures and methods‚ such
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Cultural Scene Ethnography My observation takes place in an Emergency Room in a local hospital. The waiting room is a thirty-by-forty room with white walls and a dusty rose counter‚ the television sets blared from each end of the room. A drunken man wearing a woolen cap kept breaking into song and new people walked in every few minutes. Behind the counter there are three secretary calling people names. In the waiting area the people whisper and fidget constantly. Female patients often cross
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Analysis of the ethnography of communication; S.P.E.A.K.I.N.G by Dell Hymes through the tradition in Minahasa called “Maengket dance.” As what we can learn from the ethnography of communication‚ more specific in the analysis or theory that was proposed by Dell Hymes called SPEAKING as the components of speech‚ Dell Hymes proposed that this model should provide the basis for an ethnography of speaking (sometimes called an ethnography of communication)‚ which is in approach to the description of
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The setting I choose to do my ethnography assignment on was to observe an indoor soccer game in Yuba City. The arena where this indoor soccer game took place was named Champions Arena Indoor Soccer. This was not the first time I have been to this arena so I did have some background about the place before observing. One of my close friends was participating in the game so I figured it was a great idea to come support him and do my assignment. Although‚ I had been to this arena before and seen many
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