Discussion Questions

  1. Why is the concept of control not a factor when conducting research with the qualitative method?
  2. How important is the concept of validity when discussing the qualitative method?
  3.  Develop a hypothetical research scenario that would warrant the application of the case study. What type of approach within the qualitative method would be used? Why or why not?
  4. Discuss why memoing is an important strategy to utilize with the grounded theory approach.
  5. Use the companion website and locate a full-text version of any one of the designs under the qualitative method. Did the authors discuss any aspects related to validity? Expand on your answer as to why or not this is an important aspect to the study.
  6. Develop a hypothetical research scenario that would warrant the application of the grounded theory approach. What type of design would be best utilized along with this approach?
  7. Develop a hypothetical research scenario that would warrant the application of the ethnographic approach. What type of design would be best utilized along with this approach?
  8. Develop a hypothetical research scenario that would warrant the application of the narrative approach. What type of design would be best utilized along with this approach?
  9. Develop a hypothetical research scenario that would warrant the application of the phenomenological approach. What type of design would be best utilized along with this approach?