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Qualitative research & evaluation methods
01 Jan 2002-Iss: 1
TL;DR: In this paper, conceptual issues and themes on qualitative research and evaluaton methods including: qualitative data, triangulated inquiry, qualitative inquiry, constructivism, constructionism, complexity (chaos) theory, qualitative designs and data collection, fieldwork strategies, interviewing, tape-recording, ethical issues, analysis, interpretation and reporting, observations vs. perceived impacts and utilisation-focused evaluation reporting.
Abstract: This book explains clearly conceptual issues and themes on qualitative research and evaluaton methods including: qualitative data, triangulated inquiry, qualitative inquiry, constructivism, constructionism, Complexity (chaos) theory, qualitative designs and data collection, fieldwork strategies, interviewing, tape-recording, ethical issues, analysis, interpretation and reporting, observations vs. perceived impacts and utilisation-focused evaluation reporting.
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TL;DR: Analysis illustrates how midwives' explanations of, and affinity claims regarding, CAM feed into wider ongoing issues relating to professional autonomy and the relationship between midwifery and obstetrics.
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TL;DR: In this article, Yu et al. investigated the gap between the global industry demand for skills and the higher education system's ability to supply that demand, and highlighted the gaps between the topics being taught by educators and the skills actually needed by the target international businesses.
Abstract: The global workplace requires specific knowledge, skills, and abilities on the part of workers. There is a growing body of research indicating a gap between the global industry demand for skills and the higher education system's ability to supply that demand. Leveraging the work from Yu, Guan, Yang, and Chiao (2005) and Prestwich and Ho-Kim (2007), this study investigated this gap. The sample included global leaders of Fortune 500 companies. Exploratory in nature, the primary purpose of this study was to understand the needs of global business organizations that form the hiring market for international business graduates. The findings highlight the gap between the topics being taught by educators and the skills actually needed by the target international businesses. This information is relevant to the challenges facing global businesses as well as higher education institutions and provides insights into improvements for the good of both industries and especially the students aiming for careers in global o...
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...Patton (2002) defined purposeful sampling as the process used to “select information-rich cases strategically and purposefully” (p. 243)....
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...A criterion sampling (Patton, 2002) approach was used to select the individuals to survey for this study....
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TL;DR: In this article, a grounded theory model was developed to show the impact of tourism leveraging strategies on small-scale events and the findings are consistent with the tenets of contingency theory, which suggest that managerial solutions are not automatically scalable.
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...While there are no strict rules for sample size in qualitative inquiry (Patton, 2002b), the seven events represent events within a particular destination that received tourism grant funding through a particular initiative of a tourism organisation....
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...Small sample sizes are appropriate in qualitative research (Bryman, 2012; Creswell, 2013; Patton, 2002a; Ritchie, Lewis, Elam, Tennant, & Rahim, 2014)....
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...Purposive sampling was used to select respondents (Mason, 2002; Patton, 2002a)....
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01 Jan 2011
TL;DR: In this paper, a theory must follow the virtues (criteria) for good theory, including uniqueness, parsimony, conservation, generalizability, fecundity, internal consistency, empirical riskiness, and abstraction.
Abstract: This study examines the definitions of theory and the implications axiomatic presuppositions have on theorybuilding research. Theory-building is important because it provides a framework for analysis, facilitates the efficient development of the field, and is needed for the applicability to practical real-world problems. To be good theory, a theory must follow the virtues (criteria) for ‘good’ theory, including uniqueness, parsimony, conservation, generalizability, fecundity, internal consistency, empirical riskiness, and abstraction, which apply to all research methods. This article also focuses on the dynamic relationship that exists between the hypotheticodeduction model (alternately referred to by theorists as nomothetic, positivism, postpositivism, empiricalanalytical, or hierarchialism) and the inductive-synthesis model (alternately referred to as idiographic, grounded theory, constructivism, or interpretive theory). Finally, this study argues for the inclusion of both theory-building models in a mixed methods research framework.
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TL;DR: The authors investigated how situational factors triggered 12th grade students' interest during a field trip to a zoo and found that strong interest is stimulated when several variables are in play simultaneously, such as active involvement, novelty, surprise, and knowledge acquisition.
Abstract: This paper comprises a presentation of the findings of a case study that investigated how situational factors triggered 12th grade students’ interest during a field trip to a zoo. The purpose was to identify sources of interest and to investigate the attributes that make them interesting. Students’ interest was investigated by a descriptive interpretive approach, based on data from classroom and field trip observations, video recording, and interviews. The findings provided evidence that substantial situational interest can be generated during a fieldtrip to a zoo. Students’ interest was triggered by variables such as active involvement (hands-on activities), novelty, surprise, and knowledge acquisition (activities and provided information), and social involvement (opportunities for socialisation). The results show that strong interest is stimulated when several variables are in play simultaneously. The study implies that zoo visits can provide students with affective experiences, which can be a powerful ...
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...One advantage is that the salience and relevance of questions increase, because interviews are built on and emerge from observations; the interview can be matched to individuals and circumstances (Patton, 2002)....
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