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Research Design Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches

• John W. Creswell - Department of Family Medicine, University of Michigan
• J. David Creswell - Carnegie Mellon University, USA
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Qualitative Research Methods: A Critical Analysis

11 Pages Posted: 13 May 2021

Northern Caribbean University

Enid F. Newell-McLymont

Date Written: May 13, 2021

Creswell (2014) noted that qualitative research is an approach for exploring and understanding the meaning individuals or groups ascribe to a social or human problem. The article embodies a critical analysis of chapters one to twelve of Stake (2010). In chapter one, Qualitative research: How things work is seen as qualitative, is based on a comprehensive aim seeking to answer the questions why and how. It analyzes actions and interactions, taking into account the intentions of the actors. An analytic perspective on the interpretation of the Person as an instrument is the thrust of chapter two. Chapter three examines the experiential understanding: Most qualitative study is experiential, in this chapter stake (2010) discusses two common research approaches, qualitative and quantitative methods. Chapter four Stating the Problem: Questioning How This Thing Works. Chapter five deals with the Methods-Gatherings Data, while chapter six illuminates the Review of Literature: Zooming to See the Problem. In chapter seven, the author implores the evidence: Bolstering Judgment and Reconnoitering. Chapter eight propels Analysis and Synthesis: How Things Work. Chapter nine acts as a mirror that invites the researcher to examine their action research and Self-­Evaluation: Finding our Own How our Place Works. Finally, in chapters ten to twelve, the author compels Storytelling: Illustrating How Things Work, Writing the Final Report: An Iterative Convergence, and Advocacy and Ethics: Making Things Work Better. This work is expected to guide future researchers in developing their research in qualitative research.

Keywords: Qualitative Research, The Thing, Review of Literature, Evidence, Triangulation, Bias

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Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches

You are here, student resources, welcome to the companion website.

Welcome to the SAGE edge site for Research Design, Fifth Edition .

The SAGE edge site for Research Design by John W. Creswell and J. David Creswell offers a robust online environment you can access anytime, anywhere, and features an array of free tools and resources to keep you on the cutting edge of your learning experience.

This best-selling text pioneered the comparison of qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods research design. For all three approaches, John W. Creswell and new co-author J. David Creswell include a preliminary consideration of philosophical assumptions, key elements of the research process, a review of the literature, an assessment of the use of theory in research applications, and reflections about the importance of writing and ethics in scholarly inquiry.

The  Fifth   Edition  includes more coverage of: epistemological and ontological positioning in relation to the research question and chosen methodology; case study, PAR, visual and online methods in qualitative research; qualitative and quantitative data analysis software; and in quantitative methods more on power analysis to determine sample size, and more coverage of experimental and survey designs; and updated with the latest thinking and research in mixed methods.

Acknowledgments

We gratefully acknowledge John W. Creswell and J. David Creswell for writing an excellent text. Special thanks are also due to Tim Guetterman of the University of Michigan, Shannon Storch of the University of Creighton, and Tiffany J. Davis of the University of Houston for developing the ancillaries on this site.

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