Understanding Research

    Read Chapter 9, "Qualitative Research Designs: Recognizing the Overall Plan for a Study," pages 283-328. Read Chapter 10, "Participants and Data Collection: Identifying How Qualitative Information is Gathered," pages 329-352. Read Chapter 11, "Data Analysis and Results: Examining What Was Found in a Qualitative Study," pages 353-380. My topic" "Homeless and the Correlation of Mental Ilness". For this assignment, find one qualitative research study examining your topic. Make sure the article utilizes primary data collection and there is a methods and results section. Based on this week's readings and your current understanding of qualitative methods, and using Table 9.2 Criteria for Evaluating the Research Design in a Qualitative Research Report (page 301) in your course text to help guide you, address the following: Using what you learned from your reading, what research design was used in the article you selected? What approach to sampling did the authors take in the article? What evidence supports this. (Refer to Table 10.1 Types of Purposeful Sampling Strategies in your course text.) What types of data did the authors collect (interviews, observations, documents)? What were the advantages and disadvantages of the method of data collection used? (Refer to Table 10.2 Characteristics of the Major Categories of Qualitative Data Collection in your course text.) How did the authors ensure that recruitment of participants and data collection procedures were conducted in an ethical manner? Ifyou cannot determine the answers to these questions, what does that suggest about the quality ofthe article? With all of these factors in mind, what do you assess the overall quality ofthe article to be? Will you retain it for your literature review?