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Qualitative Research: Annotated Bibliography

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This report aims to explore and critically evaluate the methods of qualitative research used in article one by O’Hara, et al. (2014) and article two by Noble, et al. (2016). These papers were chosen on the basis that they both qualify as qualitative papers and may be used to inform evidence-based practice in the pre-hospital setting. According to Creswell (2014) and Bowling (2014), Qualitative research is defined as an exploratory research which aims to gain a better understanding regarding underlying reasons, beliefs and motivations. It provides insights into issues and attempts to develop ideas and hypotheses that can potentially form the basis for future quantitative research to be undertaken.

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This in turn means that the studies can be at a greater risk from a lack of representation and being biased causing it to become subject to less reliability and validity (Pannucci and Wilkins, 2010) As a result, it is considered good practice within qualitative studies for researchers to acknowledge these issues through a kind of discussion/ reflexion within their research papers. This can be demonstrated in the case of both articles being analysed (Sarantakos, …show more content…

Thus, It is paramount that the methods used are appropriately chosen in order to correspond with the theories that the research wants to portray. The research design is important as it will impact on the validity and accuracy of the study’s analysis (Leung, 2015). In article one, for example, the study wanted to inquire about a general, abstract theory. Therefore, they used a grounded theory approach and used multiple phases of data collection which allowed the researchers to interpret all of the information in order to develop a theory (Creswell, 2014).

When considering the methodology of qualitative research in the pre-hospital setting, the researchers must think of the aims and levels of engagement that the study may bring (Choo et al., 2015). As explained and demonstrated in both research papers, there are multiple types of methods, theories and designs associated with qualitative studies with various benefits and limitations attributed to each. Therefore, the researcher must decide upon the best method to tailor their studies based on the goals of the research question (Mohr,

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236). Qualitative methods especially one that is based on grounded theories give the researcher the flexibility of maneuvering research frameworks in which new theories are discovered. Using quantitative methods for this study will be difficult because it does not involve much numeric figures rather deals with phenomenon. However, there are some disadvantages associated with qualitative methods such as the inability of the researcher to control the influence of bias and rigidity. Also, qualitative research often is expensive to conduct and requires experience especially in transcribing and coding

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1. Research topic (Title) Influence of Girls’ Elementary Education and Culture on Ascension to Leadership by Burundian Women 2. Background of the study Since the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women (Beijing 1995), where women rights and gender equality were put at the center stage, countless initiatives have taken place all around the world to allow girls and women to have access to the same opportunities as men do. However, literature on the efforts of some countries in the developing world is not explicitly clear on the motivators to propel such initiatives.

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The second assumption makes the traditional criteria for evaluating and interpreting qualitative research problematic. This is the legitimation crisis. It involves a serious rethinking of such terms as validity, generalizability, and reliability. … This crisis asks, how are qualitative studies to be evaluated in the poststructural moment?

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Research Question Refinement: My research project question is “How do the health effects of smoking impact on resources available to South Australians through the health care system?” As I have lost relatives due to smoking I became interested in the topic. After seeing how many people out the front of The Royal Adelaide Hospital I wanted to know how smoking would impact the health care system in South Australia. Mrs Guthrie took my initial idea of “How smoking (Tabaco/cigarettes) affects the public and private health care system?” and helped me refine it to the question that I have now.

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I used the thematic analysis to identify those themes emerged from the six selected articles and showed in (table 7). Thematic analysis is a simple, flexible and widely-used qualitative data analysis method. It can help me to generalize and develop ideas via the detail ‪prospecting‬ of the analysis and synthesis of the literature (Noblit & Hare 1988; Paterson et al. 2001; Walsh & Downe 2005; Bondas & Hall 2007; Finlayson & Dixon 2008; Rice 2008). According to Braun and Clarke (2006) - six phase of thematic analysis, I familiarised with the data first, including transcribing data, reading and rereading the data, noting down initial ideas.

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3.5 Research Instruments There are a variety of methods apply for the researcher to collect data. The chosen research methodology dictates the appropriate data collection method. In this qualitative research, data mostly were gathered through interviews. Two distinct kinds of interview were used in two stages for the research to collect information, one is unstructured interview, and another is semi-structured interviews.

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Sharing of the Birth Story through a Parent Interview The purpose of this paper is to correlate the information gathered from interviewing my mother, Suzanna, about her first birth experience and the knowledge I have gained in my Maternal/Newborn class. Unfolding the story behind my birth, will help me, as a student nurse, understand the problems, emotions, and experiences that arise when giving birth. Knowing the stories behind women’s birth is beneficial to nurses and families.

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Introduction Qualitative research are those kind of researches that an outcome is obtained without the application of statistical methods of data analysis (Strauss and Corbin, 1990 cited in Golafshani, 2003). However, the qualitative research takes a direct approach, where the researchers arrive at a conclusion through the observation of events as they occur naturally without external interferences (Golafshani, 2003). Ethical and methodological issues may arise, therefore in order to demonstrate the legitimacy of Qualitative research it is important to integrate rigour and trustworthiness. Potential ethical issues There is the need to take into consideration ethical issues that may arise from conducting qualitative researches.

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According to Charmaz, methods broaden and expand our vision about the worldview of the studied group thereby deepening what we study and what we gather from it (Charmaz 2014). Grounded Theory methods help us view issues from our participant's point of view. Constructivist grounded theory designs allows the research to get into the unknown. (Charmaz 2014). Data for this study will be gathered through interviews with a purposive sample of participants with older Igbo people, their carers and children.

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Research Design This study will use a qualitative, descriptive research methodology. Qualitative research can be defined as an overarching concept of several forms of research which help to illuminate and explain the meaning of phenomenon in social settings (Merriam, 1998). The data collection methodologies included in qualitative research are observations, interviews, and analysis of written documents and artifacts (Patton, 2002). The interview using the guide questions will allow for greater analysis of individual depth and detail.

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The test for those included in teaching courses in research strategies lies in guaranteeing that those examining undertaking qualitative research are not just mindful of the reactions commonly made by its detractors yet they are additionally cognizant of the procurements which can be made to address matters, for example, validity, transferability, reliability and confirmability. Prospective specialists can then survey the degree to which they find themselves able to apply these non-specific systems to their specific

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For example, conducting interviews with sample population to understand the core of the problem domain aids in formulating right questionnaires for collecting data at a larger scale. While the first part exemplifies a qualitative setting, the second part might deal with quantitative data. Hesse-Biber (2010, p. 16), while enumerating the advantages of mixed methods' research, indicates how triangulation of methods converges both methods to solve the same problem accurately. In fact, adding the qualitative dimension to the research problem provides better insight into the core issues and complements the ongoing or pre-conceived quantitative analysis. Research design follows the chosen research strategy closely and some authors often use the words quite interchangeably.

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Nevertheless, their challengers claim that a productive research strategy selection cannot be lacking any thought into the practical and technical limits to particular research. Because the definitive purpose of the research approach is to viably encounter the purposes of the research study, the selection of the research approach for carrying out effective research should be knowledgeable by qualitative and quantitative approaches. These both specific approaches take diverse stances in methods through which they interconnect amongst thoughts and proof (Brewer and Miller, 2003). As per Bryman (2007), the two approaches generate various methods of conducting research that

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