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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: This article conducted interviews with 25 academics in Mainland China to expose the extent to which Chinese academics' values, beliefs and behaviour are convergent and consistent with those that might be expected within the reform agenda.
Abstract: Chinese universities are being continually subjected to new managerial practices and technologies that have fundamental consequences on the university faculty's academic life. Within a predominantly communitarian theoretical framework of academic identity, this qualitative case study draws upon interviews with 25 academics in Mainland China to expose the extent to which Chinese academics’ values, beliefs and behaviour are convergent and consistent with those that might be expected within the reform agenda. The systematic data analysis identified six identity-related characterisations of how Chinese university faculty at this case university have reacted to this shifting context, contributing to the global literature on the academic profession in two respects. First, it contributes to the empirically grounded knowledge of the complex manner in which Chinese academics negotiate, challenge or comply with the new managerialist agenda. Second, it explores the prime academic identity that Chinese academics have...
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...Second, triangulation (Patton 2015) was carried out by checking the consistency of data collected from multiple sources, including interviews, observations and related documentation....
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...affirm the authenticity and appropriateness of the findings (Patton 2015)....
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...The sensitising concepts (e.g. new managerialism, disciplinary community and academic organisations) were used to guide this process and to affirm the authenticity and appropriateness of the findings (Patton 2015)....
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...The purposeful typical-case sampling technique (Patton 2015) was utilised to select the single case (named University A) for this study....
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TL;DR: Using onsite champions, in this case advanced practice nurses and a Pain Team, were key to successfully implementing the pain protocol and indicate that the implementation of a pain protocol intervention improved the way pain was managed and provided pain relief for LTC residents.
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TL;DR: It is argued that if a settings approach in prison is truly to move forward, both conceptually and practically, then health promoters should seek to embed the key values of health promotion within the prison setting.
Abstract: The 'health-promoting prison' has been informed by a broader settings-based philosophy to health promotion which conceptualizes health as the responsibility for all social settings. Though in its relative infancy, the notion of a health-promoting prison has gained political backing from international organizations like the World Health Organization, but the implementation of the policy rhetoric has not translated across all prison environments. The aim of this paper is to consider how key elements of health promotion discourse-choice, control and implicitly, empowerment-can apply in the context of imprisonment. These concepts were examined in three category-C (secure) prisons in England, through interviews with 36 male prisoners and 19 prison staff conducted by the first author. Analysis showed that prisoners negotiated the norms, structures and strictures of prison life by both relinquishing control and also by taking control, showing resistance and exercising some element of choice. The paradox is that, as most prisoners are expected to be released at some point they need to exercise some agency, control and choice, but these learning experiences may be constrained whilst 'inside'. The paper argues that if a settings approach in prison is truly to move forward, both conceptually and practically, then health promoters should seek to embed the key values of health promotion within the prison setting.
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...Once permission was granted to conduct the research, the process used to select prisoners was important for obtaining a sample to represent the ‘maximum variation’ of experiences held by those within the prisons (Patton, 2002)....
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TL;DR: The findings show that the children endured discomfort during treatment, and were sometimes able to express it, and found comfort especially from their family and from hospital staff.
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...To achieve trustworthiness (Patton, 2002) at the end of each interview, intersubjective validation was obtained by asking the children to explain the meaning of the drawing and clarify the content (Carter & Ford, 2013; Driessnack, 2005)....
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...Thus, the findings were triangulated (Patton, 2002)....
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01 Jan 2006
TL;DR: It is argued that case studies can indeed be a valuable tool for testing theories, and two specific research paths are suggested that serve as structured and legitimate frameworks for thinking about case research designs for theory testing.
Abstract: The appropriateness of case studies as a tool for theory testing is still a controversial issue, and discussions about the weaknesses of such research designs have previously taken precedence over those about its strengths. The purpose of the paper is to examine and revive the approach of theory testing using case studies, including the associated research goal, analysis, and generalisability. We argue that research designs for theory testing using case studies differ from theorybuilding case study research designs because different research projects serve different purposes and follow different research paths.
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