Guide to an Overall Critique of a Qualitative Research Report
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Guide to an Overall Critique of a Qualitative Research Report
Aspect of the Report
Critiquing Questions
Title
Is the title a good one, suggesting the key phenomenon and the group or community under study?
Abstract
Does the abstract clearly and concisely summarize the main features of the report?
Introduction
Statement of the problem
Was the problem stated unambiguously and is it easy to identify?
Did the problem statement build a cogent and persuasive argument for the new study?
Was the problem significant for nursing?
Was there a good match between the research problem on the one hand and the paradigm, tradition, and methods on the otherthat is, was a qualitative approach appropriate?
Research questions
Were research questions explicitly stated? If not, was their absence justified?
Were the questions consistent with the studys philosophical basis, underlying tradition, conceptual framework, or ideologic orientation?
Literature review
Did the report adequately summarize the existing body of knowledge related to the problem or phenomenon of interest?
Did the literature review provide a strong basis for the new study?
Conceptual underpinnings
Were key concepts adequately defined conceptually?
Was the philosophical basis, underlying tradition, conceptual framework, or ideologic orientation made explicit and was it appropriate for the problem?
Method
Protection of participants rights
Were appropriate procedures used to safeguard the rights of study participants?Title:qualitative article critique
Paper type ;Dissertation Chapter – Literature Review
Paper format; APA
Course level; Master
Subject Area;Nursing
# pages; 2 ( or 600 words Minimum)
Spacing Double Spacing
# sources 1
Paper Details
Assignment Content
Conduct a search of the literature for qualitative studies on your problem utilizing the search plan submitted Week 3. You may revise the plan as you conduct the search.
Locate a minimum of four academic research studies. Each member should read all of the articles selected using the reading plan developed in Week 3. Selection of final articles should reflect a group process and not simply each team member selecting an article and submitting.
Use the Literature Search Activities in Bibliographic Databases Log to document your search process. You will add to the form in future weeks as you continue the search.
Write a 350-word summary of your search process and explain why you selected the articles you chose.
Include a reference page identifying the articles you selected using APA guidelines.
Submit the Literature Search Activities in Bibliographic Databases Log and your summary.
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