OVERVIEW Qualitative Research Methods: A Data Collector’s Field Guide Module 1 Qualitative Research Methods Overview F A M I L Y H E A L T H I N T E R N A T I O N A L Qualitative Research Methods Overview OVERVIEW T • • • • • • his module introduces the fundamental elements of a qualitative approach to research‚ to help you understand and become proficient in the qualitative methods discussed in subsequent modules. We recommend that you consult the suggested readings
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that in turn‚ become important caregivers. Caregivers often put their own health and needs aside to care for their family member. The article “Family Caregivers’ Experiences of Caring for Patients with Heart Failure: A Descriptive‚ Exploratory Qualitative Study” by Shahram Etemadifar‚ Masoud Bahrami‚ Mohsen Shahriari‚ Alireza Khosravi Farsani is a study of the experiences from a caregivers point of view. The level of evidence of this research article is
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paper critically appraises a qualitative research article titled "Women’s perception of being pregnant and having pregestational diabetes" (Lavender‚ T.‚ Platt‚ M. J.‚ Tsekiri‚ E.‚ Casson‚ I.‚ Byrom‚ S.‚ Baker‚ L.‚ et al.‚ 2010‚ p. 589-595). Title and Abstract The title of a research report is the first thing that readers look at to have a gross idea about what the study is about (Brockopp & Tolsma‚ 2003‚ p. 446). It should contain 15 words or less and in qualitative studies‚ the title would typically
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strategy was clear. They utilized a theoretical sampling which is commonly used in grounded theory research. Themes emerge from the data and the researcher can analyze these themes and develop a theory from the data .The researcher then reviews the current literature and existing theories related to the phenomenon and looks for similarities to the core variable in the data (Grove‚ Burns & Gray‚
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RUNNING HEAD: QUALITATIVE RESEARCH CRTIQUE Qualitative Research Article Critique November 16‚ 2011 Overall critique: This paper is an article critique written by Alexander & Clare (2004) titled: You still feel different: The experience and meaning of women’s self-injury in the context of a lesbian or bisexual identity. This study’s purpose was to explore the meaning behind females’ self-injurious behavior within the context of being a lesbian or bisexual. It aimed to better understand this
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QUANTITATIVE ARTICLE REVIEW Context-Sensitive Positive Behavior Supports for Young Children with Traumatic Brain Injury: A Second Replication Study EDUC 518 February 7‚ 2014 SUMMARY Traumatic brain injury or TBI as it is sometimes called is the injury of the brain that is caused by a powerful force outside of the body. Traumatic brain injury is a leading cause of death and disability in childhood (Kraus‚ 1995). As a result of TBI‚ many young children/students display negative behaviors
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Collection of Work: Where are the guidelines that the FETAC module descriptor talks about i.e.‚ ‘The internal assessor will devise guidelines for candidates on gathering a collection of work that demonstrates evidence of a range of specific learning outcomes. The content of work requires 5 different observations on 5 different children at 5 different stages of development. The observations for assignment No. 1 (Collection of work) should be in the following order: Observation No. 1 0-1 year Checklist
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2. (40 points) In college-level paragraph(s)‚ describe how background traffic affects both e-mail data and VoIP data. As a Network engineer you will often wonder about email and VoIP data. Throughout your career you will get a chance to troubleshoot as well as configure protocols pertaining to Email and VoIP data. Both email and VoIP are important to a company without the two‚ a company will have a hard time communicating as well as have a hard time competing in today’s business world. Throughout
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Journal of health‚ social and environmental issues. Vol. 6 p45-54. Finlay‚ L. Baliinger‚ C‚ (2006). Qualitative Research for Allied Health Professionals. Holloway‚ I. & Wheeler‚ S. (2002). Qualitative research in nursing. (2nd ed). Oxford: Blackwell publishing. Parahoo‚ K. (2006). Nursing research: principles‚ process and issues. (2nd ed). London: Palgrave Macmillan. Patton‚ Q. M. (2002). Qualitative research and evaluation methods. (3rd ed). UK: Sage publications. Polgar‚ S. & Thomas‚ S. A. (2008)
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QUALITATIVE FORECASTING METHODS Qualitative forecasting methods are based on educated opinions of appropriate persons 1. Delphi method: forecast is developed by a panel of experts who anonymously answer a series of questions; responses are fed back to panel members who then may change their original responses a- very time consuming and expensive b- new groupware makes this process much more feasible 2. Market research: panels‚ questionnaires‚ test markets‚ surveys‚ etc. 3. Product life-cycle
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