Evaluating Research Questions and Qualitative Research Designs

Due March 31 Discussion: Evaluating Research Questions and Qualitative Research Designs 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 the authors used and explain how it was implemented. With these thoughts in mind, refer to the journal article: Dale, C. M., Angus, J. E., Seto Nielsen, L., Kramer-Kile, M., Pritlove, C., Lapum, J., . . . Clark, A. (2015). “I’m no Superman”: Understanding diabetic men, masculinity, and cardiac rehabilitation. Qualitative Health Research, 25(12), 1648–1661. doi:10.1177/1049732314566323 Then write a 1 page paper that is a critique of the research study in which you: 1. Evaluate the research questions using the Research Questions and Hypotheses Checklist as a guide 2. Identify the type of qualitative research approach used and explain how the researchers implemented the design 3. Analyze alignment among the theoretical or conceptual framework, problem, purpose, research questions, and design 4. 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. Resources: Babbie, E. (2017). Basics of social research (7th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning. Chapter 10, “Qualitative Field Research” Dale, C. M., Angus, J. E., Seto Nielsen, L., Kramer-Kile, M., Pritlove, C., Lapum, J., . . . Clark, A. (2015). “I’m no Superman”: Understanding diabetic men, masculinity, and cardiac rehabilitation. Qualitative Health Research, 25(12), 1648–1661. doi:10.1177/1049732314566323