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Part A - Qualitative Paradigms

In this assignment, you will gain an understanding of qualitative paradigms for your future dissertation.

Tasks:

• Compare two qualitative paradigms-"a framework for observation and understanding what we see and how we understand it" (Bernard & Ryan, 2010; Hennink, Hutter, & Bailey, 2011).

• Discuss the impact of understanding the research, reflexivity, researcher's voice, and confidentiality in qualitative research conclusions and applications.

In about 750 words, write a paper including the following:

• A description and reference of each of the two qualitative paradigms selected

• The similarities and differences between the two qualitative paradigms

• The impact of understanding the research, reflexivity, researcher's voice, and confidentiality in qualitative research conclusions and applications

Part B- Qualitative Dissertations

Tasks:

• Visit the Argosy University online library resources and search for two dissertations less than seven years old using any two of the following keywords:

o Case study
o Phenomenology
o Grounded theory
o Ethnography
o Narrative
o Qualitative Methodology

• Summarize each study's research questions, interview questions, and other data instrumentation used, as applicable, and the population that participated in the study.

• Analyze the author's conclusions with respect to the validity and reliability constructs of qualitative research and the data analysis procedures utilized.

The first chapter of a qualitative dissertation provides a background of the study, the research focus and questions, a brief literature review highlighting the relevance of the concepts under consideration, a brief statement of the design, and other pertinent topics.
In about 1,000 words, write a research paper including the following:

• Titles and methodologies of each qualitative dissertation related to a topic of interest

• Reprints of research questions, interview questions, and other data instrumentation for each dissertation

• Participant information and profiles for each dissertation

• Analysis of study conclusions in the context of validity or reliability considerations for qualitative research.