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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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Life-prolonging treatment in nursing homes: how do physicians and nurses describe and justify their own practice?
TL;DR: A need to improve decision-making routines according to ethical ideals and legislation is revealed to protect nursing home patients' autonomy in end-of-life decisions.
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The experience of being a middle-aged close relative of a person who has suffered a stroke, 1 year after discharge from a rehabilitation clinic: a qualitative study.
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TL;DR: Individually, the stroke sufferer's relatives need support in their relationships within the family for emotional confirmation and to help them recognize and verbalize their needs without feeling guilt; gaining these supportive factors may help the relatives to recover their sense of well-being and give strength for a future, properly functioning family life.
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Mobile cell phones and poverty reduction : technology spending patterns and poverty level change among households in Uganda.
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The Power of Resilience: A Theoretical Model to Empower, Encourage and Retain Teachers
TL;DR: In this paper, the stories of four female African American teachers who taught in the same school district in a rural community in the South before, during, and after desegregation, were examined.
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An empirical investigation of the project situation: PM practice as an inquiry process
TL;DR: In this article, a model of the key constituents of the inquiry process, characterized as a to-and-fro movement between descriptive and design practices, is presented, pointing to the importance in project management of "pragmatizing theoretical knowledge and developing reflective practice".