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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: In this article, the authors identify instructional strategies used by teachers to support technology integration and examine relations between types of computer applications and teachers' classroom practices, finding that classroom practices tend to be more student-centered when students use the computer as a learning tool such as the Internet, word processing, and presentation software.
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TL;DR: In a world of methodological pluralism and mixed-methods, researchers can take a pathway of pragmatic curiosity by exploring their research interests and the possible design and methodology choices to create studies that not only allow them to pursue their investigative curiosities, but also result in coherent and effective systems of procedural choices.
Abstract: In a world of methodological pluralism and mixed-methods, qualitative researchers can take a pathway of pragmatic curiosity by exploring their research interests and the possible design and methodology choices to create studies that not only allow them to pursue their investigative curiosities, but also result in coherent and effective systems of procedural choices. Ten steps are offered for researchers to conceive and conduct qualitative research projects that are both responsive to research goals
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...All of these words denote a different type of research design: Exploratory (e.g., Stebbins, 2001), Evaluation (e.g., Patton, 2002), Explanatory (e.g., Charmaz, 2006), Descriptive (e.g., Giorgi, 2009), Change (e.g., Reason & Bradbury, 2008), Primary (e.g., Maxwell, 2005), Secondary (e.g., Heaton,…...
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TL;DR: The authors present the results of a structured literature review undertaken to investigate the current state of research on knowledge protection, which identifies core domains in knowledge protection literature, discusses theoretical perspectives and research methods, sheds light on the role of the information technology artefact inknowledge protection research and develops a portfolio of knowledge protection measures.
Abstract: Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate pertinent knowledge protection literature. At the same time, however, knowledge protection is often a neglected or underdeveloped area. This is all the more concerning as knowledge protection plays an essential part in preserving an organization’s competitive advantage. Despite the recognition of this issue by scholars, the knowledge management literature has so far tended to concentrate on the facilitation of knowledge sharing rather than on knowledge protection. Design/methodology/approach – In this paper, the authors present the results of a structured literature review undertaken to investigate the current state of research on knowledge protection. The paper identifies core domains in knowledge protection literature, discusses theoretical perspectives and research methods, sheds light on the role of the information technology (IT) artefact in knowledge protection research and develops a portfolio of knowledge protection measures. Findings – In this...
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...Theoretical development: To identify patterns the authors adopted an informed-inductive coding approach described by (Patton, 2002)....
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...The two authors coded the papers using ATLAS TI and repeatedly performed the qualitative content analysis (Patton, 2002) until patterns amongst the papers became apparent....
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TL;DR: Precepting needs to be further discussed in terms of an integrated nursing competence prioritized by all stakeholders involved in clinical practice to raise the issue of time and its impact on the precepting process.
Abstract: carlson e., pilhammar e. & wann-hansson c. (2010) Time to precept: supportive and limiting conditions for precepting nurses. Journal of Advanced Nursing66(2), 432–441.
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Title. Time to precept: supportive and limiting conditions for precepting nurses.
Aim. This paper is a report of a study describing conditions for precepting in a Swedish clinical context from the perspective of precepting nurses.
Background. Clinical practice is a complex part of nursing education, and registered nurses who are acting as preceptors for nursing students face a number of challenges that need to be addressed during the precepting process.
Method. An ethnographic approach guided by symbolic interactionism was used. Data were collected by participant observation and focus group interviews over a ten-month period in 2006–2007. Participants were selected by purposive sampling of 13 staff nurses who were preceptors during the field work period. In addition, 16 staff nurses, experienced in precepting, were purposively selected for four focus groups.
Findings. Precepting was found to be a complex function for nurses, influenced by conditions that could be both supportive and limiting in nature. Three themes described these conditions: organization, comprising clinical responsibilities and routines; collaboration, focusing on professional relations and interactions; and the personal perspective, comprising preceptors’ experiences, need for feed back and notions of benefits. Time as a limiting condition reappeared through all categories.
Conclusion. It is important to raise the issue of time and its impact on the precepting process. Precepting needs to be further discussed in terms of an integrated nursing competence prioritized by all stakeholders involved in clinical practice. Therefore; efforts should be made to plan nurses’ clinical work so that allocated time for precepting can be facilitated.
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...All nurses precepting undergraduate nursing students during the field work period were considered information-rich informants, and thus purposive sampling was undertaken (Patton 2002)....
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TL;DR: A systematic review and analysis were conducted on 321 netnography studies published in marketing journals between 1997 and 2017 as discussed by the authors, and the authors found that Netnography has been applied in a variety of ways across different marketing fields and topics.
Abstract: Purpose
Understanding customers is critical for service researchers and practitioners Today, customers are increasingly active online, and valuable information about their opinions, experiences and behaviors can be retrieved from a variety of online platforms Online customer information creates new opportunities to design personalized and high-quality service This paper aims to review how netnography as a method can help service researchers and practitioners to better use such data
Design/methodology/approach
A systematic review and analysis were conducted on 321 netnography studies published in marketing journals between 1997 and 2017
Findings
The systematic review reveals that netnography has been applied in a variety of ways across different marketing fields and topics Based on the analysis of existing netnography literature, empirical, theoretical and methodological recommendations for future netnographic service research are presented
Research limitations/implications
This paper shows how netnography can offer service researchers unprecedented opportunities to access naturalistic online data about customers and, hence, why it is an important method for future service research
Practical implications
Netnographic research can help service firms with, for example, service innovation, advertising and environmental scanning This paper provides guidelines for service managers who want to use netnography as a market research tool
Originality/value
Netnography has seen limited use in service research despite many promising applications in this field This paper is the first to encourage and support service researchers in their use of the method and aims to stimulate interesting future netnographic service research
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