Author Question: A researcher includes a statement of purpose that indicates that the goal of the study is to ... (Read 68 times)

charchew · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

A researcher includes a statement of purpose that indicates that the goal of the study is to understand the lived experiences of family members caring for a terminally ill child with cancer. What type of research design would most likely be used?

A) Ethnography
B) Grounded theory
C) Phenomenology
D) Quasi-experimental

Question 2

Which conclusion can the reader of a research study draw when he or she is unable to identify the limitations of the study?

1. The omission of a study's limitations is a weakness of the research report.
2. Limitations of a study should not be published.
3. The reader should look for these limitations just after the abstract.
4. There were no study limitations.

perkiness · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C
Feedback:
Phenomenology is concerned with the lived experiences of humans. Buzz words associated with this tradition include the following: experience, lived experience, meaning, and essence. The grounded theory tradition seeks to describe and understand the 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. The scenario proposed is not associated with a quasi-experimental study, which is a type of quantitative study.

Answer to Question 2

1
Rationale 1: The study's limitations should be clearly presented to the reader. All studies will have limitations and they should be identified and discussed. Not doing this is a weakness in the report.
Rationale 2: Limitations should be published.
Rationale 3: Limitations are not printed beneath the abstract.
Rationale 4: All studies have limitations and these should be clearly identified and discussed.