Critique/ evaluate the research methodology used in two academic research articles.
Identify and critically discuss the strengths and weaknesses of research designs for educational research problems.
Select two research articles, which should be qualitative
The articles should be broadly on the same topic.
YES: An article that is a case study of a teacher training programme in a school & and article about a nationally implemented teacher training programme.
NO: An article that is a case study of a teacher training programme in a school and an article that is a case study of gendered play among girls.
For each article, evaluate the effectiveness and appropriateness of the qualitative research methodologies and methods (including data collection tools, population, sample size, ethical considerations, and the analysis).
By referring to literature on research methods, you will be expected to evaluate the methods used in relation to the authors’ research aims, arguments and conclusions.
In a conclusion section, compare the effectiveness of both articles in relation to the authors’ arguments and conclusions
A brief summary, including a properly referenced title, of the two papers highlighting the purpose of each research study
A section about the methods used in each paper that contains evidence of the creation of an argument that critiques the methods used with links to the research methods literature.
A conclusion section that comparatively evaluates the extent to which methods effectively answered research aims highlighted in each article
A reference list in APA 7th Edition
