WK3 ASSGN RSCH Five Approaches: Problem, Purpose, and Questions Review t he required reading for this week in Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design: Choosing Among Five Approaches. Analyze the five approaches presented by Creswell. Review your response to this week's Discussion. For each of the five main approaches: Analyze the approach. Develop a research problem, research purpose, and research questions. For one approach, use your Final Project topic. For example, if you identified grounded theory as the best approach for your qualitative research plan for this course, then use the research questions you developed for it (and develop a research problem and purpose). You would not need to develop an additional problem, purpose and questions for grounded theory. Defend why the problem, purpose, and questions fit with this approach. Required Resources Course Text: Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design: Choosing Among Five Approaches Chapter 4, `Five Qualitative Approaches to Inquiry` In this chapter, Creswell defines and describes the five qualitative research approaches: narrative, phenomenology, grounded theory, ethnography, and case studies. He then describes the process that a researcher would follow with each approach, and details some of the challenges inherent to each approach. The chapter also includes a helpful table that shows the main contrasting characteristics of the five approaches. Chapter 11, `'Turning the Story' and Conclusion` Although this is the final chapter in the text, it is useful to see how Creswell demonstrates how one research problem could be addressed using each of the five approaches. Software NVivo This week, consider how the software could be used to support a research study for each of the five approaches. Research Toolkit Qualitative Dissertation Examples This document contains a list of recent Walden University qualitative dissertations, two of which are award winners, that are available in the Walden library. Walden University Qualitative Dissertations (Word document) This week, consider the variety of approaches in the dissertations. NVivo Software Support Contact Information For assistance with the NVivo software, contact QSR International directly (the software manufacturer) instead of Walden's Student Support Team. E-mail: support@qsrinternational.com Phone: (617) 491-1850 x201 after 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5) NVivo Software Resources NVivo Support Site http://www.qsrinternational.com/support.aspx Help with NVivo http://www.qsrinternational.com/support_getting-started.aspx Frequently Asked Questions about NVivo software http://www.qsrinternational.com/support_faqs.aspx On this page, you can enter a search term, or search by general categories. Optional Resources Course Text: Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design: Choosing Among Five Approaches Chapter 5, `Five Different Qualitative Studies` (pp. 85100) In this chapter, the author describes five actual studies, each of which serves as a model case for one of the five qualitative approaches defined in Chapter 4. Bazeley, P. (2007). Qualitative data analysis with NVivo. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.

WK3 ASSGN RSCH Five Approaches: Problem, Purpose, and Questions Review t he required reading for this week in Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design: Choosing Among Five Approaches. Analyze the five approaches presented by Creswell. Review your response to this week's Discussion. For each of the five main approaches: Analyze the approach. Develop a research problem, research purpose, and research questions. For one approach, use your Final Project topic. For example, if you identified grounded theory as the best approach for your qualitative research plan for this course, then use the research questions you developed for it (and develop a research problem and purpose). You would not need to develop an additional problem, purpose and questions for grounded theory. Defend why the problem, purpose, and questions fit with this approach. Required Resources Course Text: Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design: Choosing Among Five Approaches Chapter 4, `Five Qualitative Approaches to Inquiry` In this chapter, Creswell defines and describes the five qualitative research approaches: narrative, phenomenology, grounded theory, ethnography, and case studies. He then describes the process that a researcher would follow with each approach, and details some of the challenges inherent to each approach. The chapter also includes a helpful table that shows the main contrasting characteristics of the five approaches. Chapter 11, `'Turning the Story' and Conclusion` Although this is the final chapter in the text, it is useful to see how Creswell demonstrates how one research problem could be addressed using each of the five approaches. Software NVivo This week, consider how the software could be used to support a research study for each of the five approaches. Research Toolkit Qualitative Dissertation Examples This document contains a list of recent Walden University qualitative dissertations, two of which are award winners, that are available in the Walden library. Walden University Qualitative Dissertations (Word document) This week, consider the variety of approaches in the dissertations. NVivo Software Support Contact Information For assistance with the NVivo software, contact QSR International directly (the software manufacturer) instead of Walden's Student Support Team. E-mail: support@qsrinternational.com Phone: (617) 491-1850 x201 after 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5) NVivo Software Resources NVivo Support Site http://www.qsrinternational.com/support.aspx Help with NVivo http://www.qsrinternational.com/support_getting-started.aspx Frequently Asked Questions about NVivo software http://www.qsrinternational.com/support_faqs.aspx On this page, you can enter a search term, or search by general categories. Optional Resources Course Text: Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design: Choosing Among Five Approaches Chapter 5, `Five Different Qualitative Studies` (pp. 85100) In this chapter, the author describes five actual studies, each of which serves as a model case for one of the five qualitative approaches defined in Chapter 4. Bazeley, P. (2007). Qualitative data analysis with NVivo. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.