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Qualitative Article Analysis

 

For this Application, you will read and analyze an article detailing a study that employed a qualitative research approach. As you read, be sure to take note of the characteristics of qualitative research and why a qualitative research approach was more appropriate for the study.

 

To prepare for this Application:

 

  • Review the following readings for this week: Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design: Choosing Among Five Approaches; Qualitative Research and Evaluation Methods; and Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches. Consider the characteristics of qualitative research.

  • Review Chapter 2 and Chapter 6 in the APA Manual.

  • Locate the article your instructor has selected for the class to read and analyze (this should be posted as an announcement by Day 2 this week).

  • For the article your instructor has selected:

    • Analyze the article for characteristics of qualitative research.

    • Analyze the strengths and weaknesses of using a qualitative approach for the study in question. Why use a qualitative approach instead of a quantitative one?

 

The assignment:

 

  • Craft a 3- to 5-page paper in which you do the following:

    • Analyze a qualitative research article for:
      • Characteristics of qualitative research and
      • The strengths and weaknesses of using a qualitative approach for the study instead of a quantitative approach