Conceptualizing a Qualitative Research Question
My preferred topic :Optimal Decision Environment or writer can pick any leadership theme
- Part 1
- Consider the research topic you are developing for your Major Assignment 1.
- Review Chapter 3 of the Ravitch and Carl text and use Table 3.1, page 69 to help you create a rationale using the questions as your guide.
- Review Chapter 3 of the Ravitch and Carl text and specifically use pages 70–76 to create a positionality memo to reflect on your relationship to the topic.
- Review the Fundamentals of Qualitative Research Methods: Developing a Qualitative Research Question media program as a guideline to help you create a research question.
Part 2
Part 2 minimum 3 pages
Topic: Considerations in designing a qualitative study
you will examine qualitative research as it relates to qualitative design considerations.
To prepare for this Discussion:
- Review the Learning Resources and the Fundamentals of Qualitative Research Methods: Developing a Qualitative Research Question video and consider the basic guidelines for qualitative research design.
- Use the Course Guide and Assignment Help found in this week’s Learning Resources and search for a qualitative research article. (Note: This article should be the research article you are using for your Major Assignment 1.)
- Review the qualitative research article you found and identify each of the components of the research design and consider what is present and what is missing.
- Identify what the authors did to document positionality, reflexivity, and bias.
Transform your notes from your preparation work into three paragraphs and post the following:
- A brief statement of the purpose and primary research question the article addresses
- An assessment of how thoroughly the research design was presented, including what was missing
- An assessment of the extent of the researcher’s presentation of positionality, reflexivity, and bias