After reading your colleague’s discussion, consider the
following in your reply:

1) Comment on the suitability of your peer’s proposed research design, including the
appropriateness of your colleague’s choice of qualitative research design and
alignment of the chosen design with the research question posed. Explain your
reasoning. Cite resources as necessary to support your point.

2) Recommend at least one other qualitative research design option(s) that could be
used to investigate the provided research question, besides the one you selected
for your own post and the one selected by your peer.

3) Assess the adequacy of provisions your colleague made for reflexivity.

4) Review the ethical issues your colleague raised in their post and suggest other
issues which they should consider when conducting this research.

REPLY TO MY CLASSMATE’S DISCUSSION BY

ANSWERING THE ABOVE INSTRUCTIONS

WEEK 3 DISCUSSION 1 (Tiairra) (MINIMUM OF 300

WORDS)
Compare the characteristics and appropriate uses of the qualitative research designs

covered in the week’s required readings.

Qualitative designs include narrative, phenomenology, grounded theory, case studies, and

ethnography. Phenomenological research examines human lives, and reality is subjective. It’s

mostly used to understand things and study experiences beyond human awareness (Creswell &

Creswell, 2018). Grounded theory design is used to conceive, test, and redevelop proportions

until a theory is developed. Most often used to identify and solve social issues. The majority of

ethnography studies people’s behaviors and social interactions. Despite its time commitment,

researchers can gain a deep insight into people’s experiences, attitudes, and knowledge that shape

their culture and society due to its flexibility. The narrative design is the most potent qualitative

research technique because it exposes hidden behaviors, feelings, and motivations and can

illuminate cultural or social phenomena (Creswell & Creswell, 2018). Case study design focuses

on one situation, while narrative design explores multiple contexts. A theme is explored in

several contexts across time in narrative design. Furthermore, case studies are longer and more

detailed and rarely present a live narrative overview of the subject’s life or experiences.

Apply the scientific method by selecting an appropriate qualitative research design and

methods that align with the provided research question.

The qualitative research question fits phenomenology. This approach assumes that audience

experience determines a thing that has an eternal essence. This approach involves recording and

analyzing the beliefs, feelings, and perceptions of the audience being studied. Therefore, the

researcher may think collecting data from homeless young adults may help answer the research

issue. Interviews involving audio and videotape and participant observation can acquire data.

Create a feasible research design including plans for the sample selection, data collection,

and data analysis.

Data was collected from twenty young adults who are homeless by conducting interviews with

them and observing them. A simple random sample method was used. With the use of inclusion

and exclusion criteria, an attempt to narrow the sample down to twelve from its current size of

twenty (Creswell & Creswell, 2018). Only people who have been homeless since birth and have

no other relatives will be considered for inclusion. This will be achievable because we will let

them share their own experiences about growing up on the streets through interviews. The data

that was collected will be analyzed using a method called theme analysis. The fact that each

participant will have a story to share was a primary factor that led to the decision to conduct an

overall study to classify the participants, the results of this study would be useful.

Explain how you would use reflexivity while planning and carrying out the research.

It will be helpful to attempt to reason with the participants on their level if you want to obtain

data from them that is credible and valid. Because I used to be homeless myself at one point in

my life, engaging in this type of reflexivity will make it easier for me to comprehend the research

and cut down on the number of preconceived notions and opinions I may have held in the past I

can honestly relate.

Apply ethical principles by explaining how this type of qualitative research design may

affect the participants in your study and how you will deal with ethical and sociocultural

issues.

From an ethical standpoint, engaging excessively with the participants to gain a deeper

understanding of them would infringe upon their right to privacy. Maintaining the confidentiality

of the collected data would be of utmost importance in addressing this matter. Furthermore,

given that the data collection process employs random sampling, there is a possibility that the

questions posed may inadvertently touch upon sensitive social or cultural topics, perhaps leading

to offense.

References

Creswell, J. W., & Creswell, J. D. (2018). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed

methods approaches (5th ed.). SAGE.

After reading your colleague’s discussion, consider the
following in your reply:

1) Comment on the suitability of your peer’s proposed research design, including the
appropriateness of your colleague’s choice of qualitative research design and
alignment of the chosen design with the research question posed. Explain your
reasoning. Cite resources as necessary to support your point.

2) Recommend at least one other qualitative research design option(s) that could be
used to investigate the provided research question, besides the one you selected
for your own post and the one selected by your peer.

3) Assess the adequacy of provisions your colleague made for reflexivity.

4) Review the ethical issues your colleague raised in their post and suggest other
issues which they should consider when conducting this research.

REPLY TO MY CLASSMATE’S DISCUSSION BY

ANSWERING THE ABOVE INSTRUCTIONS

WEEK 3 DISCUSSION 2 (Tameka) (MINIMUM OF 300

WORDS)

What is the lived experience of homeless young adults in rural areas in United States?

Compare the characteristics and appropriate uses of the qualitative research designs

covered in the week’s required readings.

narrative – researchers studies the lives of individuals by asking for stories about their lives

(Creswell,J.W. ,Creswell,J. D,2018) interviewing the homeless young adults, getting their stories

to use as part of your research.

phenomenology- interviewing families of young homeless adults, to make a clear understanding

of what lead to homelessness. Looking for patterns or connections.

ethnography- observing a group of the participants in their own environment for a period time

allow you to collect data by observing and interviewing.

case study- this design would allow researchers to collect data from participants through

participating in programs or activities over a period of time.

grounded theory- for the research this design would be the most appropriate for the studying of

the young homeless adult population. This design is systematic. allowing the researchers to form

a hypothesis and theories by collecting data.

Apply the scientific method by selecting an appropriate qualitative research design and

methods that align with the provided research question.

A grounded Theory- The goal is to develop a theory of the experience of the homeless young

adults in rural areas in the U.S. The methods that align with the research would be natural

setting, collecting data from the young in their environment, where the participants experience

their issues. allowing researcher to observe natural reactions. Multiple sources of data: this

method allows for interviews and observations. allowing research to collect data to form

hypotheses and theories of what the experience is and look at patterns that cause the

homelessness.

Create a feasible research design including plans for the sample selection, data collection,

and data analysis.

ethnography design: observing and interacting with participants in their own environment

(Creswell,J.W, Creswell, J.D. ,2018) sample selection: I want to select young adults 18-25

years old, both male and female, living homeless in rural areas. the idea behind qualitative

research is to purposefully select participants that will best help researchers to understand the

Creswell, J.W.,Creswell,J.D,2018) . I would collect data by overserving the participates in their

environment. conducting interviews of participants and other family members in order to get an

understanding of patterns or other attributing factors that could have led to their experience.

Analyzing the data by looking at the different characteristics and some of the patterns that were

common among the participants that may have led to their experiences.

Explain how you would use reflexivity while planning and carrying out the research.

reflexivity could be used by including past experiences with some the participants had

experiences during prior studies. researchers may have used a different approach. They may have

not included the participates emotions during the data collection process. making sure

researchers use the experiences from the past to enhance their process.

Apply ethical principles by explaining how this type of qualitative research design may

affect the participants in your study and how you will deal with ethical and sociocultural

issues.

Ethical principles: Informed Consent to research, Institutional approval, informed consent for

recording voices and images in research, dispensing with informed consent for research. Offering

inducements for research participants.8.06, This ethical standard would be key for me, due to

offering the participants resources to help improve some of their issues, for example, if through

the research, patterns are notice that could be improved with referrals to other services. This

type of result has the potential to cause positive effects on participants Could open up the need

for more or better resources for young homeless adults in rural areas. I would provide resources

that could help improve any sociocultural issues, for example, providing materials on educational

classes or resources for jobs could improve the circumstances of the participants. as making sure

all involvement follows ethical guidelines.

references

American Psychological Association. (2017, March). Ethical principles of psychologists and

code of conductLinks to an external site.Links to an external site. (2002, amended effective June

1, 2010, and January 1, 2017). https://www.apa.org/ethics/code/index Links to an external site.

Creswell, J. W., & Creswell, J. D. (2018). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed

methods approaches (5th ed.). SAGE.