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Qualitative research & evaluation methods
Michael Quinn Patton
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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.read more
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From Novice Towards Self-Care Expert : Studies of self-care among persons using advanced medical technology at home
TL;DR: Self-care is more than mastering the technology; it also means dealing with daily life activities for healthy living, planning for the use of the equipment and activities, having knowledge about bodily signs of good and ill-health, and adjusting treatment according to the circumstances.
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Attitudes to a marine protected area are associated with perceived social impacts
TL;DR: In this paper, a range of extractive and non-extractive stakeholders were interviewed to identify the type of impacts experienced and how these are associated with attitudes towards the Marine Protected Areas (MPAs).
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Understanding the effectiveness and mechanisms of a social prescribing service: a mixed method analysis
James Woodall,J Trigwell,Ann-Marie Bunyan,Gary Raine,Victoria Eaton,Joanne Davis,Lucy Hancock,Mary Cunningham,Sue Wilkinson +8 more
TL;DR: A range of positive outcomes have shown as a result of service users engaging with the social prescribing service, including improvements in participants’ well-being, and perceived levels of health and social connectedness as well as reductions in anxiety.
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Without a map
TL;DR: It is observed that students are capable of accessing a great diversity of information about college online, but run into challenges when trying to interpret of that information, and introduces the term "knowledgeable translators" to capture the important role played by contacts with specialized knowledge about post-secondary institutions who help students evaluate and contextualize college information via online and offline channels.
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How is shared decision-making defined among African-Americans with diabetes?
Monica E. Peek,Michael T. Quinn,Rita Gorawara-Bhat,Angela Odoms-Young,Angela Odoms-Young,Shannon C. Wilson,Marshall H. Chin +6 more
TL;DR: Patients stressed the value of being able to "tell their story and be heard" by physicians, emphasized the importance of information sharing rather than decision-making sharing, and included an acceptable role for non-adherence as a mechanism to express control and act on treatment preferences.