search Critique: Qualitative Assignment Instructions
Overview
During this course, you will complete three research critiques: quantitative, qualitative, and applied, mixed methods, or program evaluation. The focus is on the word research, not article. For each critique, you will select an article reporting research in some area of the field of education. This assignment helps you learn how to evaluate research, identify the main components of good research, and start building your literature review.
Instructions
Select one qualitative peer-reviewed research study published in an article related to your topic of interest. All articles must be of educational studies conducted and published in the United States or Canada within the past five years. You may not use meta-analyses or meta-syntheses; all research evaluated must be original.
After thoroughly reviewing the study in the selected article, compose a full three-page review (not including the required title and references pages). Brevity is crucial as it forces you to include only the most essential information. An abstract should not be included.
Using the provided Research Critique: Qualitative Template,
• Provide a brief, three-sentence introductory paragraph introducing the article and the purpose of the critique. Note the article author’s name with the appropriate in-text citation.
• Under the Summary heading (Level 1), provide the following information. The short paragraph under each Level 2 heading (see template) should have at least threesentences.
o Purpose of the study
o Description of participants/sample (e.g., who, how many, selection method)
o Research design (e.g., narrative, grounded theory, case study, phenomenology, ethnography, etc.). Refer to the Read: Qualitative Research: Common Types of Data Collection, Analyses, and Research Design in the Learn section of this module for more information.
o Method(s) of data collection (e.g., questionnaire, document analysis, observation, open-ended orstructured interview, etc.). Provide a description of the method (i.e., how what was collected, and when).
o Method(s) of analysis (e.g., inductive/deductive approach, point of focus, summaries, memoing, indexing, coding, grouping, themes, etc.). See the Read: Qualitative Research: Common Types of Data Collection, Analyses, and Research Design in the Learn section of this module for comprehensive information about common types of analyses.
Note: If the article you selected discusses how the data was statistically analyzed, it is likely the article is not a qualitative study or not an actual research report but a summary of a study. In this case, you must select another article.
o Results – be specific with themes and overall findings,and provide a layman’s interpretation.
• Under the Critical Analysis heading (Level 1), the short paragraph under each Level 2 heading (see template) should have at least three sentences. Think critically through the research study’s main points. Who was the intended audience? Did the author clearly communicate the main points to the intended audience? Did the author provide adequate support to back their claims? Also,address the following:
o Opportunities for further research not already stated in the article
o Threats to the validity (e.g., credibility, transferability, dependability, confirmability, etc.) or undocumented bias on the part of the researcher(s). The validity of the research can be explored by discussing the limitations and the strengths of the research methodology.
o Other original insights or criticism
o Implications of the findings (who, possibly researchers or practitioners, can use the findings and how)
One peer-reviewed source (your textbook or other research study) in addition to the article you are critiquing should be cited in this section to support your opinions of the validity of the study, its research methods, and/or findings.
• Under the Discussion heading, provide the following in a minimum of five sentences:
o Insight from your professional experience as related to the issue in the article
o Connection to the topic you are considering researching for your degree
o Biblical integration
• Reference page (Level 1 heading): Include a references page with three references: the article being critiqued, the Bible, and one additional peer-reviewed resource to support your claims.
Current APA formatting is expected throughout your paper. The Research Critique: Qualitative Example has been provided for your reference.
Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.
Must use our book https://methods.sagepub.com/book/research-methods-in-education
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