Qualitative psychological research

The two major databases that I selected for the research were CINAHL database and Google scholar. These databases provided ample number of articles and journals from which the search could be concluded. The first keyword which was searched in the CINAHL database was “electronic charting” which resulted…

Collected and Sample Size At a basic level the differences between qualitative and quantitative methods (Eisner, 1998; Ryan & Golden, 2006) are related to the fact that a survey is mostly used to collect numerical data and / or information, statistical methods and graphs are used to analyse such data and / or information in quantitative research (Saunders et al., 2009; Van Maanen, 1983) compared to interviews in qualitative research, collecting words, explanations, opinions, pictures, videos…

More research was conducted and the literature began to talk about TPCK as the in depth understanding of the knowledge teachers needed to grasp to effectively teach with ever-changing technology (Voogt et al., 2012). Some thought of it as combination of concepts…

quantitative research method is not appropriate to address the experiences of participants; therefore, the quantitative method would not provide the needed information to address the focus of this study. The mixed methods research approach is a combination of both the qualitative and quantitative methods (Agerfalk, 2013; Fakis, Hilliam, Stoneley, & Townsend, 2014). The mixed methods approach is used when the development of the study combines both qualitative research and quantitative research as…

to the application of neutral observations, universal laws in natural sciences to social science research (Saunders et al., 2007). Hussy and Hussy (1997) describes interpretivism as a phenomenon that involves understanding human behaviour from the participants' own research frame, and the authors further mentioned that social reality depends on the mind, so research can be influenced by the research process. Interpretivism is used to translate or find the meaning of natural phenomena in the…

Reflection Questions 1. What are the three shifts in mathematics standards? The three shifts in mathematics standards include: focus, coherence, and rigor. With Focus, there is a stronger focus where standards focus, and allows teachers to teach fewer things, which allows more time for teachers to teach these vital standards, and for children to learn and internalize these important ideas. Coherence refers to the ability to make connections between ideas within and across grades to link those…

There are many research approaches available in psychology. Experimental and correlational research designs are just two of the various approaches taken into consideration for researchers. Each approach is useful and practical when applied to the appropriate situation. Though the approaches are used in different scenarios and are different in definition, they also share some similarities. Experimental research design focus is towards testing hypotheses, cause and effect relationships, and…

2010) “Descriptive Statistics are used to present quantitative and qualitative descriptions in a manageable form” (Trochim, 2006). Coffman study on the the effects of tangible social support and depression on diabetes self efficacy in Hispanic older adults, demonstrated appropiate and good use of descriptive statistics in making the data collected more comprehensible . Coffman used frequency with percentage to describe,qualitative variables which are categorical , characterized and…

their presence may have an impact on the research being conducted. Additionally, to achieve ethical practices a selection of variables should be examined. Sieber (1993) has defined the term ‘ethics’ as “a set of moral principles and rules of conduct” and has stated that in research it can be applied to prevent harm or misconduct to participants. Furthermore, age and ethnicity are two important variables that should be recognised when social science research has been undertaken. Health and…

Overview: On my DBA 708, Applied Business Research Methods I Have had chosen Trans pacific partnership (TPP) as the platform of my assessment. From 12 countries I chose Singapore and NZ relationship for TPP. What is TPP? The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a trade agreement among twelve Pacific Rim nations considering a collection of matters of commercial strategy, concerning that agreement was clutched on 5 October 2015 afterward 7 years of negotiations. The agreement 's uttered aim had…