TROP934 - Qualitative research methods Written assignment (1500 words +/- 10%) Assignment deadline: Thursday 8th January 2015 at 23.59 Submit via Turnitin Overview For this assignment you are required to write a reflective account of your experience of designing and carrying out a qualitative research project in a group. Reflective practice is quite common in the health professions‚ and some of you may already be familiar with the process or have used models for reflecting on your work and learning
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How Does Marijuana Affect a User’s Life? Research shows marijuana may cause problems in daily life or make a person’s existing problems worse. Heavy marijuana users generally report lower life satisfaction‚ poorer mental and physical health‚ more relationship problems‚ and less academic and career success compared to non-marijuana-using peers. For example‚ marijuana use is associated with a higher likelihood of dropping out of school. Several studies also associate workers’ marijuana smoking with
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PART ONE Introduction to Qualitative Research CHAPTER 1 The Nature of Qualitative Research: Development and Perspectives This chapter is an attempt to trace the background of qualitative research‚ its development and its main features. It also focuses on some epistemological and methodological issues. The aim is to put the more pragmatic and practical sections in the book into a theoretical and methodological context. Qualitative research is a form of social inquiry that focuses
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Medical Cannabis: The Legalization The use of marijuana in human civilization dates back to 6000 B.C. In this era‚ China found that cannabis seeds are edible and later discovered a greater use as textiles. From that time period‚ humanity has made significant advancement‚ and has discovered further uses for the marijuana plant. Today‚ marijuana can be used as medical cannabis to treat ailments that other medication cannot possibly treat. Although medical cannabis has some great benefits‚ in the
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Although most states had local laws prohibiting marijuana use and possession‚ it wasn’t until 1937 that the federal government passed the 1937 Marihuana Tax Act. Interestingly‚ the congressional hearings on marijuana prohibition lasted all of two hours (in direct contract to most congressional hearings on new laws which last for days and days). There were exactly three bodies of testimonies testifying at these hearings. The first was Commissioner Harry Anslinger‚ the newly named commissioner of the
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COMPARE AND CONTRAST THE QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS The quantitative and qualitative research traditions can be thought of as distinct cultures marked by different values‚ beliefs‚ and norms. Qualitative research methods are complex meaningful analyses characterized by processes and meanings that are not measured in terms of mathematical measurements. Quantitative research however‚ relies and builds on mathematical procedures and methods‚ such as frequency‚ quality‚ amount and
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critique a qualitative study? Powers (2011a) states‚ “All scientific evidence is important to clinical decision making‚ and all evidence must be critically appraised to determine its contribution to that decision making” (p. 135). A qualitative study attempts to describe an experience from the participant’s perspective. Additionally‚ to enhance understanding‚ the objective of a qualitative study is to increase awareness of human experiences. Performing a critical appraisal of qualitative research requires
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Qualitative Research According to Melnyk & Fineout-Overholt (2011)‚ qualitative research is used when a “certain concept or phenomenon is not well understood or is inadequately covered in the literature (Melnyk & Fine-Overholt‚ 2011‚ p.435). Qualitative research is also used when the researcher wants to work towards a relationship with the participant (Conceptualizing‚ 2012). It is important to employ research tactics such as qualitative research so that the nurse can better understand certain
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measurable data are being gathered and analyzed in quantitative research. Qualitative research focuses on gathering of mainly verbal data rather than measurements. Gathered information is then analyzed in an interpretative manner‚ subjective‚ impressionistic or even diagnostic. Here’s a more detailed point-by-point comparison between the two types of research: 1. Goal or Aim of the Research The primary aim of a Qualitative Research is to provide a complete‚ detailed description of the research
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The Empowerment of Muslim Women ’s Leadership in an organization: Challenges and Prospects. A Case Study in Malaysia By Zuraimy Binti Mohamed Noordin (Malaysia) Introduction Nowadays‚ women are becoming more advanced in many fields such as education‚ technology‚ engineering‚ human management‚ leaderships and others. Women’s current status is something to be proud of if we compared it to more than fifty years ago. It is important to change the society’s belief that women have no primary
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