Dissecting a Qualitative Research Report

From a recent (within 5 years) peer-reviewed journal, find an article in your area of interest that utilized the qualitative research method. Read and dissect the article using the following guidelines:

Introduction

• Problem Statement – Identify the background/rationale and research problem for the study.
• Theory – Identify the theory the researcher(s) grounded the study in and describe the major research findings that support the theory. Next, list out the research questions or aims.

Method

• Participant(s) – Who or what was the population of interest and what sample participated in the study.

• Data Collection Strategies – Identify out of the following which were used and then provide a definition. How these were used will be answered in the Procedures section.
  • Observations
  • Interviews and questionnaires
  • Documents
  • Audiovisual materials

• Design – Briefly describe the research design or approach that was utilized (e.g., ethnographic or phenomenological approach). Provide a definition of the design and a rationale as to why the design was the most appropriate (i.e., connect the design back to the research problem to be addressed).
• Procedures – Briefly describe the data collection procedures.

Results

• Identify who and how the data were analyzed.

Discussion

• Describe the findings of the study and discuss how it supports or refutes the theory presented in the literature review.

Ethical Considerations

• Briefly discuss any related ethical or field issues that should be a consideration when collecting qualitative data?

Your paper should include a Title page and a References page. Adhere to the APA referencing style. Use Times New Roman12-font and double-spacing. The full reference of your article should be the title of your paper (on the title page). Page length is 4-5 pages (this excludes the title and references pages)