Introduction to Qualitative Research Qualitative research in psychology is rapidly emerging as an important focus for psychological research and theory. Although there is a long history of qualitative methods in psychology‚ it is only since the 1980s that qualitative methods have made significant inroads. Among the distinguishing features of qualitative research are its preferences for data rich in description‚ the belief that reality is constructed socially‚ and that reality is about interpretation
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INTRODUCTION TO QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS This chapter introduces the fundamental elements of qualitative research methods‚ beginning with a definition of qualitative of research‚ followed by discussion on the evolution of qualitative research methods and how it is different from quantitative research methods. Also discussed is the importance of ethical considerations when doing qualitative research. Just like all research‚ qualitative research is a type of
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profoundly different ways‚ such as social media. With the network media‚ news travels with lightning-like speed and what has been a small or regionalized crisis years ago can quickly become a global crisis today. Take Boston Marathon Bombings as example‚ most people first knew the bombings from social media‚ such as Twitter and Facebook. They saw and transferred photos of the scene at the finish line and photos of wounded people. After the bombings happened‚ many citizens that directly involved the
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RESEARCH CRITIQUE The purpose of this essay is to critically appraise a research that was carried out in a mental health hospital in Southern Norway titled “Relatives of persons with recently discovered serious mental illness: in need of support to become resource persons in treatment and recovery” by (K.Norby‚ K.KJonsberg and J.K.Hummelvoll‚ 2009). I am going to look at the approach‚ methodology‚ the design‚ population sample‚ data collection method‚ ethical issues and how the data was analysed
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Quantitative research involves collecting numerical data though content analysis‚ performance tests‚ personality measures‚ questionnaires‚ etc. Quantitative research allows for experimental and non-experimental research. Experimental research tests cause and effect‚ while non-experimental research‚ such as‚ correlation research‚ relates variables‚ and survey research describes trends. There are three basic types of quantitative research questions: descriptive research questions‚ correlational research questions
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even something as simple as a research method becomes a debate all on its own. The main research methods in question?Quantitative and Qualitative research. There are many obvious and apparent differences between the two in question‚ yet they seem to be just as effective as each other. “Conducting qualitative and quantitative research does not merely involve different methods of data collection and analysis; an even more fundamental difference concerns the research strategies used”.(Anson & Schwegler
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CONCEPTS OF QUALITATIVE RESEARCH (An Essay) By Deborah Sitorus One of the ways to gain knowledge is by carrying out some research. As what Zacharia (2012) stated that in daily life most people conduct research to gain knowledge. A research can be carried out qualitatively or quantitatively depends on the research purposes and needs and the type of information the researcher is seeking. My concern in this essay is to briefly share my understandings about basic concepts of qualitative research that
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debt to GDP ratio has been increasing at the rate of 11.1% for the period of 2004 to 2009. As at 2010‚ the debt-to-GDP ratio in Malaysia stood at 75.9% as compared to 64% in 2008. The same situation is being reported elsewhere around the globe‚ for example the household debt-to-GDP ratio for UK and Switzerland were 101% and 118%‚ respectively (McKinsey‚ 2010). The number of bankruptcy filings among individuals has also risen in Malaysia and the age of the individuals declared as bankrupts are becoming
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following qualitative research methods: case study‚ phenomenological‚ and grounded theory. Synthesize the findings and determine which is best suited to a study on your potential dissertation topic. Analyze the issues associated with sample selection‚ validity‚ and bias in such a study. Qualitative Research Methods Introduction It is common for researchers to compare qualitative and quantitative research methods. Quantitative methods originate from positivist and post- positivist research paradigms
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Each research approach has its strengths and weaknesses depending on what the research topic is‚ therefore choosing the appropriate research strategy for the research topic will ensure that the conclusions of the paper will be credible enough to be accepted by the readers. The topic of my research paper will be about some of the different security mechanisms that exist to improve airport security and prevent terrorists from using airplanes as a terrorist weapon. For my research paper I have decided
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