18 Jul Purpose: The purpose of this assignment is to familiarize you with the various components of a qualitative research study and methodology. Instructions: Fo
Purpose: The purpose of this assignment is to familiarize you with the various components of a qualitative research study and methodology.
Instructions: For this discussion, please complete the following:
- Go to the FIU library and find a qualitative research article. The article should be published in a nursing journal with the last 5 years. The article should not include quantitative or mixed methods. Selecting the right article is imperative as it will be part of your grade.
- Review the article thoroughly while reflecting on your reading from Polit and Beck (2017).
- Complete the Qualitative Journal Club Template in a Word document, located in the Week 8 resources.
- At the top of the template provide an APA 7th edition citation for the article.
- Follow the APA citation with a brief review of the purpose of the article: i.e., between 2 and 4 sentences.
- Answer all of the questions on the template.
Journal Club Template for Quanlitative Research Article
Article Citation in APA Format:
Purpose of Study:
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Research Design: Identify the research design. Discuss whether it is appropriate for the topic under investigation. Is it appropriate? How do you know? |
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Sample Selection: How was the sample selected? What type of sample was used. Was the sample size adequate for Qualitative research? How do you know (ex. Was saturation achieved?) |
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Data Collection Methods: Describe the data collection procedures. Where there any issues noted during data collection that may have impacted the study outcomes? Is there another approach that could have been used to collect data? If so which approach? If not why not? |
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Data Collection Measures/Tools: What was used for data collection. Was it appropriate for Qualitative research? How do you know? |
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Plans for Data Analysis: How was data analyzed? How were themes or categories achieved? How do you know? |
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Strengths: What are the strengths of the research? Note at least two and give a rationale for each. |
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Weaknesses: What are the main weaknesses of the study. Note two and provide a rationale for each. |
