Qualitative methods
Discussion context: This week we\’ll begin to dive into some of the ways that we can carry out research us — Qualitative methods — and we will be addressing two important aspects of it in this week’s required discussion forum – Assumptions and Secondary analysis.
Discussion prompts: Please respond to one of the two prompts below.
1. What are at least two assumptions that are made specific to qualitative research? Be specific in your description of each one.
Ensure that you address the following aspects for each assumptionyou identify– validity, reliability, and generalizability?
2. What is secondary analysis and what are the advantages and disadvantages of using secondary data? Identify and addresses at least one advantage and one or more disadvantage.
Ensure that you address the following aspects for each advantage and disadvantage you identify– validity, reliability, and generalizability.
If you have questions about the different qualitative methods we have examined, use this discussion forum as an opportunity to gain some clarity on them.
Please provide support from the lesson material (comprised of the lesson itself (which I wrote) and the assigned readings (written by others) by making attribution to at least two of these sources to demonstrateyou have read the material and can apply it effectively, and also to help others process the material (which is one of the greatest benefits of shared, online learning experiences).
Instructions
Your initial post must address at least two concepts (three is even better!), be of sufficient length to address the discussion prompt sufficiently and contain sufficient substance to be meaningful (a good guide is for it to be around 300 words), and it must include some type of attribution to the lesson material (doing so for at least two of the sources is sufficient to demonstrate mastery). To fully satisfy this requirement, your initial post should include direct references to at least two of the assigned readings and provide complete citations for them at the bottom of your post.
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