Base your responses on at least four current scholarly sources, of which two are articles from peer-reviewed journals. Cite references used according to APA 6th edition. Include an APA-formatted reference list. Insert your reference list at the end of each document. Select three published qualitative research studies in your field. One must be a case study, one must be a phenomenological study, and one must be either a grounded theory or ethnographic study. Each of the three studies must be current in the field and published in a peer-reviewed journal.
Note. Do not use dissertations or articles used in previous assignments in this class.
Task: Respond to the prompts about the following concepts as they apply to these studies.
Case Study:
- How the applications of the designs differ
- Sampling approach and data saturation
- Data collection techniques
- The researcher as an instrument
- Data treatment and analysis approaches
- Special considerations: triangulation, truthfulness, credibility, dependability
Phenomenological Study
- How the applications of the designs differ
- Sampling approach and data saturation
- Data collection techniques
- The researcher as an instrument
- Data treatment and analysis approaches
- Special considerations: triangulation, truthfulness, credibility, dependability
Grounded Theory Study or Ethnography
- How the applications of the designs differ
- Sampling approach and data saturation
- Data collection techniques
- The researcher as an instrument
- Data treatment and analysis approaches
- Special considerations: triangulation, truthfulness, credibility, dependability