Assignment Overview
“In this assignment you will select th e qual1tat1ve research design types to compare and cont11ast key characteristics. Using the description sin your textbook and/or the PowerPoint presentation (Chapter 7),1dent1fy the primary features”
“character zing each quahtat1ve design type.
Describe how the purpose, methods.data collection/analysis,and outcomes are the same or different for each type.Discuss how these features v1ere apparent w1th1n the articles you selected for each of the three types.
Page numbers from the textbook are provided below for the five most common types of qualitative research.See below-
Five Most Common Types of Qualitative Research Design Approaches
Phenomenology (p.133) Ethnography (p. 147) Grounded Theory (p. 147) Historical Research (.148) Case Study (p.151)
Assignment Purpose
“This assignment provides an opportunity for you to compare and contrast three of the five most common types of qualitative research studies.their purposes,methodologies,and relevancy to nursing practice and further research.”
Assignment instructions
STEP 1:PREPARE
o Select three of the five most common types of qualitative research design types for tihe assignment. If you are unsure if the article 1s a qualitative article email your instructor the abstract or full article to verify it is a qualitative article
o Find one article that represents each of the three categories selected (total of three articles).
o Prepare your written assignment in a word processor and save the file ais an MS Word or PDF fr le.
“o Although not a requirement., you can create a table or bulleted list to present responses to Step 3.”
“o You may refer to the grading rubric, textbook,presentation slides.and your three articles in preparing this ass1gnment.”
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STEP 2:ANALYZE
o For each of the three qualitative research articles selected:
• Prepare the Journal article reference in APA Style
• Identify the design represented by each selected study
• Describe the general purpose/goal for each design I
“• Identify methodologies for each article according to design type (setting. part1c1pant selection/cr 1ter1a,data collection techniques,and data analysis strategies)”
• Discuss the relevancy of results for each article to nursing practice and/or further research.
STEP 3:SU BMIT
o Select the assignment link w1th 1n the Wesson
“o Select “”browse my computer”” and choose your file to upload”
