Topic:  Citing ideas from the required reading and presentations and additional research, please discuss the following: Articulate the importance and usefulness of focus groups Compare and contrast the role of ethnographies and case studies in data collection. Textbook: Glesne, C. (2016) Becoming qualitative researchers: An introduction (5th ed.). New York, NY: Pearson. The thread must be […]

Topic:  Using the required reading and presentations, as well as additional research, discuss the following: The role of a purpose statement and research questions, and the interrelationship between the two A definition of dependability/reliability, validity/credibility, and the transferability/generalizability for qualitative data as applied in their own qualitative research study proposal. Textbook: Glesne, C. (2016) Becoming qualitative researchers: An introduction […]

Topic:  Discuss the various strategies for determining the appropriate qualitative research method for a particular study.  Provide specific examples from the required reading and presentations.  If you were to do a qualitative study for your dissertation, what method would you choose, and why? Textbook: Glesne, C. (2016) Becoming qualitative researchers: An introduction (5th ed.). New York, NY: […]

Topic: Discuss in detail how surveys can be used as a data collection method in quantitative research studies and in qualitative research studies. Provide one common criminal justice example in your discussion. Textbook: Field, A. P. (2018). Discovering statistics using IBM SPSS statistics (5th ed.). Los Angeles, CA: Sage. The thread must be at least 500-700 words […]