Sample Of The Qualitative Research Proposal Page 20
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33RESEARCH PAPER SAMPLE
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variables of this study. Familiarity with the interview participant is of limited
concern. There will be no interview questions that delve into specifics about the
organization that make the interviewee unwilling or uncomfortable about
participation. This should create an atmosphere that allows them to speak freely.
The researcher is affiliated with an estimated population of 50 persons who meet
the criteria for this research study and anticipates a population pool of 50-100
potential participants. The researcher will seek to interview 10 to 12 participants.
Small participant research (also known as small n research) is the expected norm
in qualitative research. Such small studies enable the researcher to gain a deeper
understanding of participant experience and to develop a thick, rich description of
that experience (Creswell, 2009; Merriam, 2009). Recruitment materials are found
in Appendix A.
*Data Source(s)
If you are using any form of secondary data, which might include documents or other non
human intervention methods you would discuss where you will find those documents, media, or
other data sources and how you will determine which to include in the study. For example, in a
content analysis (analysis of several documents) you might describe the data bases you will
search for relevant scholarly articles, and offer some examples of search terms and criteria you
will use. Then show some examples of articles you have retrieved in a list of brief annotated
bibliographies. Or you might use a publicly available data set. The data might be from a data set
found as a result of a search of the department of Labor statistics site or the ICPSR site. Name
the research study, state why this data was developed and its purpose. Discuss the data set, the
information, and the variables that will be used from that data set in your research study.
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