If the problem statement from a proposed research study indicates ...

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If the problem statement from a proposed research study indicates the need to generate a theory relating to social processes
 
  (e.g ., how persons within a social group interact with one another), the study design will most likely be which of the following?
  A) Quantitative study
  B) Ethnography
  C) Grounded theory
  D) Phenomenology

Question 2

What questions would be helpful in critiquing the review of literature section of a qualitative nursing research study? Standard Text: Select all that apply.
 
  1. Were classical references used?
  2. Were primary sources cited?
  3. Does the literature review exhaust the existing body of knowledge on the study problem?
  4. At what point in the study was the review done?
  5. Does the review of literature match the study design?

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Answer to Question 1

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Grounded theory seeks to describe and understand key social psychological processes that occur in a social setting. Buzz words associated with this tradition include the following: processes, social structures, and social interactions. Ethnography provides a framework for studying the meanings, patterns, and lifeways of a culture in a holistic fashion. Buzz words associated with this tradition include the following: culture, roles, lifeways, and cultural behavior. Phenomenology focuses on the lived experiences of humans and is an approach to gaining insight into what the life experiences of people are like and what they mean. Buzz words associated with this tradition include the following: experience, lived experience, meaning, and essence. The scenario proposed is not associated with a quantitative study.

Answer to Question 2

1,2,3,4,5
Rationale 1: Both classical and current references should be cited.
Rationale 2: Sources should be primary.
Rationale 3: This is true of both qualitative and quantitative studies.
Rationale 4: In qualitative studies, the ROL is sometimes done later in the study.
Rationale 5: It is important that the ROL match the study design. This is more variable in qualitative studies than in quantitative studies.