In this essay I will be comparing and contrasting Quantitative and Qualitative research methods‚ discussing the Epistemology‚ methodology‚ and the varying techniques each method uses. The essay will also take a brief look at the Ethical considerations of research using relevant psychology examples. Here‚ when considering the epistemology behind both research methods‚ we must see it in terms of our essential philosophy of ideas and concepts and the ways in which it can be shaped (Pidgeon & Henwood
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A Qualitative Research Critique The purpose of this paper is to critique the research article‚ “Gulper. Et. Al’s Preventing belt restraint use in newly admitted residents in nursing homes: A quasi-experimental study. The incident I am going to discuss in this paper is of Mr. P.‚ an 85-year-old man‚ admitted to this facility about a year ago. His history includes coronary heart disease‚ cataract‚ dementia‚ hypertension‚ macular degeneration and Alzheimer’s. Mr P. scored 28 of 30 on the Folstein
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The purpose of this discussion post is to show the difference between qualitative methods and quantitative research methods relating to nursing. In the table below‚ you will find a comparison and contrast between five different elements for both of these methods. I will also provide a sample of each method approach and why this method would be chosen. Qualitative Methods Quantitative Methods Data is analyzed from descriptions of informants-Descriptive language Researcher remains detached from the
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Qualitative Research Report Article Connelly‚ L.M.‚ Miner-Williams‚ D.‚ & Yoder‚ L.H.‚ 2003. A qualitative study of charge nurse competencies. Medsurg Nursing‚ 12(5)‚ 298-306. Problem The study was conducted to determine the competencies necessary to be a successful charge nurse (Connelly‚ Miner-Williams‚ & Yoder‚ 2003). There has been limited research conducted to provide information concerning the clinical role of the charge nurse. This study identifies the competencies necessary to be an
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Introduction Qualitative research and quantitative research are two approaches that are usually used by researchers to conduct research. The concept of a ‘mixed method’ approach is to combine the two approaches together. But the concept applies to using more than one qualitative method to conduct a research since each brings a particular kind of insight to a study (Ritchie and Lewis‚ 2003‚ p38). This paper aims to examine whether the three approaches---observation‚ interview and questionnaire‚ are
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their joint social understanding. They based on the two following research question 1) in what ways do infant communicate with each other during their social play? And 2) how they engage in playful social interactions base in joint attention and their joint mutual social skills. As their belief of joint attention facilitated the infants to communicate with adult and each other‚ sharing what is in their mind. This qualitative research study is done in the university- affiliated child care centre in
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engine‚ to identify possible gaps in research pertaining foster care placements disruptions and pre-services training for foster parents (i.e. foster care‚ pre-services training‚ training‚ development‚ foster children‚ placements…). “The research topic emerges from the literature of the discipline and must be acceptable within that discipline” (Qualitative Research Proposal‚ n.d.‚ para. 2). From the word search over 30 articles have been obtained for this research plan‚ several articles and dissertations
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For the research question examined‚ is what the correlation between parental addictive behavior and the effects on their preteen children? Utilizing qualitative research is an affective way to gather actually data on the sample subjects. The data collection strategy used will consist of purposeful sampling. Purposeful sampling examines those that have experience in the area that is being studied and are able to verbalize these experiences in a descriptive and detailed manner (Kostere‚ 2016)
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Article Appraisal 3 (Level 1) Research question: Does Athletics help a college student manage their time and excel academically? Reference: Georgakis‚ S.‚ Wilson‚ R.‚ & Ferguson‚ J. (2014). The Academic Achievement of Elite Athletes at an Australian University: Debunking the Dumb Jock Syndrome. IJHE International Journal of Higher Education‚ 3(2). doi:10.5430/ijhe.v3n2p120 Purpose of study: The purpose of the study is to conclude how the university achievement of a cohort of college athletes was
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A qualitative study on Sri Lankan women living in the UK- A perspective on culture‚ exercise and dietary patterns. 1.1 DESCRIPTION OF THE APPROACH Having read the transcripts and the aim of the research‚ I decided to choose which qualitative approach to use in the analysis. Grounded Theory was ruled out because it deals more with a sociological approach and works better with a larger sample group (Willig‚ C‚2009). Discourse Analysis explores the role of language in participant’s descriptions of
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