Module Five    Qualitative Methods:
History and Narrative Study of Lives
 
 
Learning Objectives 
      Based on the text and class discussions, state the primary purpose(s) for qualitative research. 

      Based on the text and class discussions, state the primary purpose(s) for historical research. 

      Based on the text and class discussions and given the types: ethnographic, case study, grounded theory, participative inquiry, and oral history; compare and contrast these designs. 

      Based on the text and class discussions, list the ways that qualitative research differs from quantitative research. 

      Given an empirical single-case research article; identify the participant(s), variable(s), setting, data collection, type (ethnographic, case study, grounded theory, and participative inquiry), research question, research hypothesis, data reduction technique(s), and conclusions reached. 

      Given an empirical qualitative research article, evaluate the strength of the research design (include any areas of weakness; i.e., credibility, transferability, dependability, confirmability, authenticity, and emancipatory).  

 
 
Overview of Module 5 Notes 
    Qualitative Research 
    What do qualitative researchers do? 
    Differences between Qualitative and Quantitative Methods 
    Why do qualitative research? 
    Some types of qualitative research 
     
 
 
Remember to be looking for empirical research articles related to your research question.
You should have found at least one by now.
 
On-line Activities 
 
       Evaluating qualitative studies 

    Given an empirical qualitative research article, "Class Consciousness and Its Consequences: The Impact of an Elite Education on Mature Working Class Women," answer the following:  

    1. Requires student groups to discuss the title and abstract and answer the following: 
      

      a. What are the variables or constructs of interest?  

      b. Create a reasonable research question 

      c. Identify this research question as descriptive, normative, correlative, or impact. Justify your choice. 

      d. Identify the procedures for data collection 

      e. Identify the sampling procedure 

      f. Identify the participants 

      g. Identify the type (ethnographic, case study, grounded theory, participative inquiry). Justify your choice. 

      h. Identify the method of data reduction 

      i. Idenitfy the evidence of the credibility, transferability, dependability, confirmabilit, authenticity, and emancipatory nature of the study. 

      j. Identify the conclusions reache. Justify your choice. 

      k. Did this research emerge primarily from a post-positivist or post-modern philosophical base? Justify your choice. 

         E-mail your group work to Dr. Janiak on or before 12 a.m., June 17. 
       



 
       Our own research 

    Based on your research question presented in Module Two, as a group, describe your population, sample, and method of sampling. 
     

        E-mail your group work to Dr. Janiak on or before 12 a.m., June 17. 
       


 
      Special Assignment for Group 3 Only
    1. For this activity, make sure that you have your assigned grouping. If you don't know your group, first click here to check. Then, if you are not on the list, please contact Dr. Janiak as soon as possible. 

    2. Outline Chapter 5 using the format of Chapter 1 outline from Module 1. 
      

        E-mail your group work to Dr. Janiak on or before 12 a.m., June 17. 
 
 
Remember to be looking for empirical research articles related to your research question.
You should have found at least one by now.
 
Readings 
 
      Read Chapter 7 (all), Chapter 8 (all), and Chapter 12 (pgs. 348-355) 
 
 
 
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