The Qualitative Paradigm The design of a research study begins with the selection of a topic and a paradigm. A paradigm is essentially a worldview‚ a whole framework of beliefs‚ values and methods within which research takes place. It is this world view within which researchers work. According to Cresswell (1994) "A qualitative study is defined as an inquiry process of understanding a social or human problem‚ based on building a complex‚ holistic picture‚ formed with words‚ reporting detailed
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IntroductionThis study examined qualitative research on "Pregnancy and protection: Perceptions‚ attitudes and experiences of Australian female adolescents" to determine designs and methods used and to discover emergent themes across study. Most of the study reviewed was described as qualitative or phenomenological by design and included samples comprising of Australian females participants exclusively. Based on analysis of the collective primary findings of the sample research studys‚ three themes were
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MARKETING RESEARCH IN ONLINE ENVIRONMENT What Is Online Marketing Research? Online marketing research is the process by which companies use the Internet to gather data to evaluate how well a product or service is selling to consumers. The information provided by a careful market analysis conducted online can also identify popular trends that can assist a company in creating a strategy that will get better results. When used properly‚ online marketing research can be an effective tool
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Qualitative Methods And analysis * . Quantitative research is used widely in social sciences such as sociology‚ anthropology‚ and political science. Research in mathematical sciences such as physics is also ’quantitative’ by definition‚ though this use of the term differs in context. In the social sciences‚ the term relates to empirical methods‚ originating in both philosophical positivism and the history of statistics‚ which contrast qualitative research methods. Qualitative
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The Qualitative Report Volume 11 Number 3 September 2006 538-549 http://www.nova.edu/ssss/QR/QR11-3/ponterotto.pdf Brief Note on the Origins‚ Evolution‚ and Meaning of the Qualitative Research Concept “Thick Description” Joseph G. Ponterotto Fordham University‚ New York‚ New York The origins‚ cross-disciplinary evolution‚ and definition of “thick description” are reviewed. Despite its frequent use in the qualitative literature‚ the concept of “thick description” is often confusing to researchers
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Controlled Trial of a family led mutual support programme for people with dementia. Journal of Clinical Nursing‚ (20) 2362-2366 1 Did the trial address a clearly focused issue? No‚ there is no research question and there is no hypothesis stated. The PICOT format is a helpful approach for summarizing research questions that explore the effect of therapy (Guyatt et al 2008). This study could be constructed in PICOT format in this way‚ the health outcome (Outcome) of caregivers and their family member
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HolgateG 2010-10-06 20:23:53 -------------------------------------------- MigrationConfirmed set by HolgateG Qualitative Research THE READER’S COMPANION WORKSHEET Article Title: Author(s): TITLE Topic of interestYes ❏ Method of interest Yes ❏ Population of interest Yes ❏ No ❏ No ❏ No ❏ Maybe ❏ Maybe ❏ Maybe ❏ ABSTRACT Results usefulYes ❏No ❏Maybe ❏ INTRODUCTION Why is the study being done (i.e.‚ the problem‚ concern‚ issue)? What is the purpose of the study or the question(s)
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advantages and disadvantages of qualitative research and briefly quantitative research. This essay will initially present the advantages and disadvantages of qualitative research and briefly quantitative research. It will then go on to critique a qualitative research article yet due to the word count only several factors of this will be critiqued and the article is by Wills ’ et al (2005). Later it will consider the use of the research paper within the clinical practice area; and discuss whether
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We travel‚ initially‚ to lose ourselves; and we travel‚ next‚ to find ourselves. We travel to open our hearts and eyes and learn more about the world than our newspapers will accommodate. We travel to bring what little we can‚ in our ignorance and knowledge‚ to those parts of the globe whose riches are differently dispersed. And we travel‚ in essence‚ to become young fools again -- to slow time down and get taken in‚ and fall in love once more. The beauty of this whole process was best described
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Customer Engagement and its effects on building brand for Online Company Research paper 1/15/2014 K.J. Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research Prerana Majmudar Introduction: Although commercial internet has been over a decade‚ and a vast amount of practitioner and scholarly literature on internet marketing activities of firms has accumulated‚ relatively little empirical work has been undertaken on the branding strategies of internet companies. The emergence of brand management
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