world and moves towards more abstract generalizations and ideas (Neuman‚ 2003‚ p. 51). With respect to the current study‚ the researcher followed the Creswell model in order to illustrate the research design. There are four sets of assumptions concerning the knowledge claims; post-positivism‚ constructivism‚ advocacy/participatory‚ and pragmatism (Creswell‚ 2003). .However‚ most ongoing social research is based on two major approaches‚ positivism and interpretivism. Positivism is the oldest and most
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Analysis of Participants Experiences of a Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy Group for Cardiac Rehabilitation The article titled “Participants Experiences of a Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy Group for Cardiac Rehabilitation” explores the experiences of a group of patients recovering with the assistance of cardiac rehabilitation. The participants are recovering from an illness associated with the heart and it is very important that these patients learn about stress and how to cope with the
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An assessment of the Use of Automated Teller Machines in the banking industry: the Case of CRDB Bank 1. Background of the Study The tremendous growth and development of technological advancement has been the driving force of the market nowadays. The diffusion of the internet has revolutionized the business arena. The use of the Internet is changing high-tech marketing overnight while different industries have been trying to utilise it as part of their marketing approach. It does not only reconfigured
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Volume 12‚ pp Cohen‚ L.‚ Manion‚ L. & Morrison‚ K. (2000). Research methods in education (5th ed.). London: Routledge Farmer. Connelly‚ F.M. & Clandinin‚ D.J. (1990). Stories of experiences and narrative inquiry. Educational Researcher‚ 19(5)‚ 2-14. Creswell‚ J. W. (2008). Educational research: Planning‚ conducting‚ and evaluating quantitative and qualitative research (3rd ed.) Curtin‚ M. & Fossey‚ E. (2007).Appraising the trustworthiness of qualitative studies: Guidelines for occupational therapists
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Periodiques‚ Paris). Instituto Juan de Herrera: Madrid. Copani‚ P & Buonanno‚ L‚ 2003. The “Cuba” near Castiglione in Sicily”‚ in Proceedings 1st. International Congress on Construction History‚ pp 611-621. Madrid. Creswell‚ K‚ 1989. A short Account of Early Muslim Architecture‚ Oxford. Creswell‚ K‚ 1969. Early Muslim Architecture‚ Vol 1. Oxford. Ettinghausen‚ R. & Grabar‚ O‚ 1994. The Art and Architecture of Islam 650-1250‚ Yale Univ. Press. New Haven & London. Grabar‚ O.‚ et al.‚1978. City in the Desert
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References: Creswell. J.W. (2003)‚ “A framework for design: qualitative‚ quantitative and mixed methods”‚ Sage Publications‚ Thousand Oaks‚ CA. Creswell‚ J.W. (2007)‚ “Qualitative inquiry& research – choosing among five traditions”‚ Sage Publications‚ Thousand Oaks‚ CA Bryman A. and Bell E.‚m (2007)‚ “Business Research Methods”‚ 2nd
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Week 9 Application Deconstructing Mixed Methods Research Walden University NARRATIVE RESEARCH Silva‚ J. M.‚ & Pugh‚ A. J. (2010). Beyond the depleting model of parenting: Narratives of childrearing and change. Sociological Inquiry‚ 80(4)‚ 605-627. doi:10.1111/j.1475-682X.2010.00353.x. The qualitative research design that I did not use is: Narrative Research. In this narrative research study‚ cited above‚ the authors and/or researchers‚ Silva and Pugh (2010) research twenty-four
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CHAPTER 4 Research Methodology and Design 4.1 Introduction All research is based on some underlying philosophical assumptions about what constitutes ’valid’ research and which research method(s) is/are appropriate for the development of knowledge in a given study. In order to conduct and evaluate any research‚ it is therefore important to know what these assumptions are. This chapter discusses the philosophical assumptions and also the design strategies underpinning this research study
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or role. It is a process by which the researcher investigates and understands a particular phenomenon and in most of the cases it could be a social phenomenon by comparing‚ contrasting‚ recording and classifying the object of study. According to Creswell (2003)‚ Qualitative Research is concerned with process rather than the outcomes. It takes place in a natural setting as the researcher goes to the site and understands the life of the individual or the community in depth in their own natural social
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References: Boyatzis‚ R. E. (1998). Transforming qualitative information. London: Sage Clark-Carter‚ D Cook‚ T.D. and Campbell‚ D.T. (1979). Quasi-experimentation: design and analysis issues for field settings. Chicago: Rand McNally College Pub. Co Creswell‚ J Creswell‚ J. W. and Miller‚ D. L. (2000). Determining validity in qualitative inquiry‚ Theory into Practice‚ 39(3)‚ 124-131 Cross‚ G.A Darke‚ P.‚ Shanks‚ G. and Broadbent‚ M. (1998). “Successfully completing case study research: combining rigour‚ relevance
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