1. What are the specific competencies for nurses in relation to theoretical knowledge?
2. Think about the definitions of the metaparadigm concepts and the assumptions or propositions of each of the theories presented. Which of the theories most closely matches your beliefs?
Evaluating Research Questions and Qualitative Research Designs Discussion
Just as in quantitative research, when researchers set out to design a qualitative research study, they are guided by its purpose, and their research questions align with their selected approach and the data that will be collected.
As you learned in previous weeks, alignment means that a research study possesses clear and logical connections among all of its various components. In addition to considering alignment, qualitative researchers must also consider the ethical implications of their design choice, including, for example, what their choice means for participant recruitment, procedures, and privacy.
For this Discussion, you will evaluate qualitative research questions in assigned journal articles in your discipline and consider the alignment of theory, problem, purpose, research questions, and design. You will also identify the type of qualitative research design or approach the authors used and explain how it was implemented. Narrative, ethnographic, grounded theory, case study, and phenomenology are examples of types of research designs or approaches used in qualitative research.
The Research Questions and Hypotheses Checklist serves as a guide for your evaluation. Please do not respond to the checklist in a Yes/No format in writing your Discussion post.
Identify the type of qualitative research approach used and explain how the researchers implemented the design.
Analyze alignment among the theoretical or conceptual framework, problem, purpose, research questions, and design.
Be sure to support your Main Issue Post and Response Post with reference to the week’s Learning Resources and other scholarly evidence in APA Style.
Required Reading:
Babbie, E. (2017). Basics of social research (7th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.
Chapter 10, “Qualitative Field Research”
Burkholder, G. J., Cox, K. A., Crawford, L. M., & Hitchcock, J.H. (Eds.) (2020). Research design and methods: An applied guide for the scholar-practitioner. SAGE Publications, Inc.
Alqahtani, A. (2014). Awareness of the potential threat of cyberterrorism to the national security.Journal of Information Security, 5(4), 137-146. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/jis.2014.54013
For this this Annotated Bibliography, you will research at least five peer-reviewed articles published within the last ten years to support your analysis of one of the following topics:
Behavior Analysis (previously known as behaviorism
The topic you choose should be based on the area in which you would most like to develop your knowledge. Your choice should also consider your current interests in psychology and support your future career or personal goals.
There are 4 components to this assignment:
Introduction: Include your chosen focus area and your motivation for choosing this area to study further
Must be a minimum of 1250 words, no more than 1500 words, and formatted according to APA style (Links to an external site.)(7thedition) as outlined in the Ashford Writing
Must begin with an introductory paragraph that clearly states the chosen construct and your motivation for choosing this topic.
Must clearly discuss each article in your own words using critical thought.
Must end with a conclusion that synthesizes the findings within the articles as they relate to your chosen content.
