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Qualitative Interviewing, 2004.
A survey of issues surrounding qualitative interviewing as a method in policy evaluation.
1,856 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 19 sources, MLA, $ 59.95
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This paper describes qualitative interviewing as a research method. The paper presents major issues raised by various authors, researchers and practitioners on the use of qualitative interviewing as a method in policy evaluation. The paper examines whether qualitative interviewing is ideal for policy evaluation.
Outline
Overview
The Qualitative Interview Method
Scientific Inquiry and Qualitative Interviewing
Validity and Reliability in Qualitative Interviewing
Conclusion
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"On account of the above, features of qualitative interviews differ from the survey interviews usually used in quantitative research. A qualitative interview is a one-on-one conversation between the researcher and the interviewee about a specific topic (Rubin and Rubin, p. 4). Unlike surveys, the questions in a qualitative interview are not standardized, even if a researcher conducts multiple interviews on the same topic. The qualitative interviewer uses open-ended, unstructured or semi-structured questions to elicit in-depth, detailed information from the interviewee. The interviewer has the flexibility to pursue unanticipated lines of inquiry."
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Qualitative Research Article, 2008.
Analyzes the qualitative research article, "Women's Voices Reflecting Changed Expectations for Pregnancy after Perinatal Loss" by D. Cote-Arsenault and D. Morrison-Beedy.
1,495 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 49.95
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This paper explains that qualitative research involves the use of qualitative data, such as interviews, documents and participant observation data, to understand and explain social phenomena. The paper then describes the qualitative research process reported in D. Cote-Arsenault and D. Morrison-Beedy's 2001 article "Women's Voices Reflecting Changed Expectations for Pregnancy after Perinatal Loss" in the "Journal of Nursing Scholarship". The paper states that the data found in this study is consistent with previous studies conducted in Europe, which indicated that pregnancy losses of all types have a harmful effect on women's health. The author faults the study in that its sample was only Caucasian women and no men.
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Problem
Study Purpose
Research Questions
Study Design
Subjects and Setting
Data Collection Methods
Data Analysis Procedures
Strengths and Limitations
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"In analyzing the data that was collected, an exhaustive description was used. The data analysis started during collection and continued throughout the study using the same steps outlined by Colaizzi (1978). The transcripts of each session were taken and analyzed then combined together to form one data set. It was then reviewed by 11 of the participants and then returned with comments. All relevant new data were incorporated into the final description of the phenomenon. This collection and analysis was an appropriate procedure for qualitative research."
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Effective Interviewing, 2006.
This paper discusses the way a company should prepare for an interview, select potential candidates and execute an interviewing plan to avoid the pitfalls of the interviewing process.
2,715 words (approx. 10.9 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 81.95
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This paper explains that a proper interview is conducted with keen preparedness, astute listening, documenting how each applicant answered the interview questions and comparing those answers to select the proper candidate. The author points out that, while there are many questions that could be asked of potential employees, there are also many questions that should never be asked such as age, pregnancy, marital status, ethnicity, disability, religious affiliation, medical history and plans about a family. The paper stress that there are many methods that an interviewer can use to properly conduct an effective interview; therefore, the interviewer should not have a cut-and-dried method, which he or she uses for every interview scenario.
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Preparation before the Interviewing Process
Making the Job Known
Be Familiar with the Job
Questions to Avoid
Questioning Techniques
Summaries of a Proper Interviewing
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"Picking a location to conduct the interview is important. According to Wicklander and Zulowski, "the cold, hard feel of the room and the starkness of the surroundings are alienating to a degree that even a veteran interrogator (interviewer) can find uncomfortable." Jacobs concurs with this assertion in stating "Find an appropriate location for the interview. The most important thing is to conduct an interview where interruptions are minimized." A place that is comfortable for the interviewer and the applicant will go a long way in making the interview process more effective and produce better results in employee quality for the long run. It is also important to allow for time when scheduling interviews as well."
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Hiring Interviewing Techniques, 2004.
This paper selects the best interviewing technique for hiring new positions in the case of the Ogman Corporation, a growing telecommunications company.
1,175 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 40.95
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This paper explains that Ogman Corporation is now using unstructured or informal interviewing, wherein the interviewer asks the same open-ended, basic questions of each candidate, which leads to a broad evaluation being done with no set standard upon which to judge a candidate.The author points out that one of the techniques is stress interviewing, which is used to discover if a particular candidate will break under pressure; but stress interviewing has low validity and reliability, can give candidates a bad impression of the company, and could lead to legal problems. The paper recommends that Ogman Corporation adopt the panel interviewing technique to standardize its interviewing process because it includes all the benefits of a structured technique and has the benefits of reducing interviewer bias and allowing relevant employees to have input into the selection process.
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Introduction
Purpose
Scope
Assumptions
Limitations
Background on Ogman Corporation
Unstructured Interviewing
Structured Interviewing
Panel Interviewing
Stress Interviewing
Conclusions
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"Panel interviewing is a variation on the structured interview. The only difference is the candidate is interviewed by a group of people at the same time instead of just one. This panel of interviewers can be made up of many different people but it usually includes the HR manager, the hiring manager and an employee with relevant technical skills to the position the candidate is applying for. The main reason for using a panel is to limit human bias and judgment errors that a single interviewer might have. This makes the final decision much more objective."
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Analysis of a Qualitative Research Report, 2002.
A research proposal for nursing students on the problem of how home visits should be carried out among patients with colorectal cancer in order to be beneficial to the patient being treated.
1,960 words (approx. 7.8 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 62.95
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This paper outlines a research proposal for a study to analyze the efficacy of home visits for colorectal cancer patients, as well as determine the best method for approaching home health visits for such patients. Together with supporting literature, it states the objectives of the study, describes the study design, in this case a qualitative interview study and looks at subjects and setting as well as data collection methods. It discusses the data analysis procedures, evaluates its strengths and limitations and debates the implications of the study's findings.
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"The majority of subjects were interviewed in their home, which seems appropriate because the study revolves around patient care in the home, and the benefits and comforts attributed to being in the home as a personal place as opposed to being in a hospital or other formal and unfamiliar territory. It might be said that the subjects were influenced by the comfortable setting of their home to overly associate good benefits with home health care, but it might also be argued that home health care would be perceived with the same general good attitude and positive thought and emotional process. "
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Components of Qualitative Research, 2005.
Provides the definition and examination of qualitative research design, approaches, classifications, methods, strategies, techniques for collecting and analyzing data and criteria for judging the research study.
2,980 words (approx. 11.9 pages), 27 sources, APA, $ 87.95
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Qualitative research often implies multiple methodologies. In qualitative research the emphasis is more on veritable generalization of confidently established causal relationships from an examined group to a wider population. This paper defines and examines qualitative research design and other issues regarding research study.
Paper Outline:
Introduction
Definition
Classification of Qualitative Research
Methods of Qualitative Research
Qualitative Research Strategies, Processes and Approaches
Techniques for Collecting and Analyzing Data
Criteria for Judging Qualitative Research
Conclusion
References
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"Historically originating in the field of cultural anthropology (Vidich and Lyman, 1994), ethnographic approaches to social research have been applied in numerous fields: social and cultural anthropology, sociology, human geography, organization studies, educational research, and cultural studies. Ethnography and participant observation can be understood as the description of some group's culture from the group's perspective. One can identify different levels of involvement in participant observation: (1) complete observer; (2) observer as participant; (3) participant as observer; and (4) complete participant (Atkinson and Hammersly, 1994, p. 248)."
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Interviewing Strategy, 2004.
This paper discusses an interviewing strategy for a company that has had a high turnover rate, which may have been caused by improper interviewing of potential employees.
1,230 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 41.95
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The paper explains that, possibly, the high turnover rate is due to too much leading within the context of the applicant interview in which managers accidentally lead applicants to answer one way or another. The author points out another possible bias in an applicant interview situation is that the manager might automatically make inferences about a candidate?s situation and jump to conclusions based on these inferences, which can harm an applicants chances for further consideration; therefore, it is recommended that two individuals be present in order to record information and first impressions about an applicant's responses. The paper relates that rarely does a manager engage an employee in questioning related to their long-term goals with the potential employer, such as ?Tell me why you left your last employer and how long you were with them??
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"There are many different types of interviews that can be conducted within an organization. The type of interview strategy proposed for CWH is an intense and open ended employment interview. The interview process in and of itself should be an intensive communication transaction ?designed to obtain or share predetermined information? in this case information about a candidates skills, qualifications and abilities. In an employment interview the interviewee should attempt to gather knowledge about the strengths and weaknesses of the organization and the person being interviewed attempts to share only their most popular qualities with the interviewer."
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Qualitative Research, 2007.
This paper explores methods of qualitative research.
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The paper relates that qualitative research offers the possibility of formulating certain assumptions that can be validated through quantitative research. The paper examines focus group research, in-depth interviewing, participant observation and triangulation. The paper explains why qualitative research has several advantages over the quantitative method of research.
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"One of the most important qualitative information sources is the focus group research method. The focus group interview was used for the first time in the 1930s by Paul Lazarsfeld and Robert Merton, who used it in World War II. The focus group represents a free discussion between an independent moderator and a small group of people (6 - 10 people), invited for this purpose. The discussion, which is focused on a well determined issue, may last between two and five hours and is recorded both audio and video, in order to identify the speaker and also to observe people's different reactions when certain opinions are being expressed. The interviewed people must have a series of common demographic traits (age, gender, occupation), as well as a high degree of homogeneity related to the discussion's main issue."
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"Guidelines for Interviewing Children", 2005.
A summary of the article "Guidelines for Interviewing Children" by Garbarino.
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This paper discusses how interviewing children during therapy involves different skills than the process of interviewing adults and how as pointed out in Garbarino (1992), children do not have the same linguistic or cognitive competence as adults. Therefore, the process of interviewing children is necessarily unlike that of the process for interviewing adults, in that they often have different ways of communicating their thoughts and emotions than adults do. This summarizes the article, "Guidelines for Interviewing Children", which describes this delicate process."
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Qualitative Research Methodologies, 2002.
This paper discusses qualitative research methodologies and analyzes their uses in a specific research project.
594 words (approx. 2.4 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 21.95
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This paper describes the four basic approaches of qualitative research: Ethnographic Studies, Phenomenology, Field Research and Grounded Theory. The paper identifies three approaches, Phenomenology, Field Research and Grounded Theory, that were used to guide the collection of data necessary to identify the factors that make a home visit more effective in helping the patient cope with cancer. The paper describes the qualitative semi-structure interviews used in gathering the data and the analytic methods that include open, axial and selective coding.
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"In the analysis process, the main strategy employed is the coding method. Open coding was used to identify the concepts of the phenomenon, which were then grouped into categories. More specific open coding is evident in the content of the semi-structured interviews, such as the benefits of home visits, confidentiality issues, issues to be taken up during home visits and ?patients? reasons for participating in this type of home intervention.? "
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Quantitative vs. Qualitative Research, 2004.
A comparative analysis of quantitative and qualitative research designs.
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This paper discusses how the quantitative and qualitative designs should be adopted based on the design's appropriateness to the problem of the study. The paper explains how the dichotomy and differences between the qualitative and quantitative research designs led to the emergence of specific perceptions about each design. The paper contends that quantitative research is considered more scientific than qualitative, while the latter is considered more in-depth in acquiring information than the former. The paper states that while they differ in methodology and analysis, quantitative and qualitative research designs actually present two facets of a social phenomenon or action.
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"In the conduct of sociological research, the qualitative and quantitative research designs remain the predominant structures in which scientific studies on social phenomena are discovered, analyzed, and interpreted. However, the emergence of quantitative research design prior to the development of the qualitative design created a dichotomy in the field of social science research, wherein preferences for each research design emerged. This dichotomy had been the central focus of discussions and debates about social science research: quantitative research is commonly associated with rigid scientific methodology and analysis, while qualitative research is considered more intrusive and less rigid in terms of data collection and analysis."
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Effective Interviewing in the Private Sector, 2007.
A research proposal regarding the need for an effective interviewing process in the private sector.
3,808 words (approx. 15.2 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 104.95
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This paper reviews and discusses effective interviewing in the private sector. The paper also proposes the need for research in the area of effective interviewing in the private sector. According to the paper, in today's globalized business environment, much of the hiring process is geared toward outsourcing or filling positions with individuals who work as 'virtual' assistants.The paper further discusses how when outsourcing hiring for these positions, new problems present as often the interviewer never actually meets the potential employee.
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Objective
Introduction
Statement of Thesis
Research Questions
Methodology
Data Collection and Analysis
Literature Review
Difficulties in Interviewing Identified by Edenborough (2004)
Rodger's 'Seven-Point Plan'
Munro-Fraser 'Five-Fold' Grading System
Talent Shortage
Three Models in Outsourcing the Hiring Process
Cost-Effective Solution
Benefits of Integration of External Skills Expertise Assessment
Outsourcing Builds Hiring Advantage
Summary of Literature Reviewed
Recommendations
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"A 'cost-effective' solution is stated in the work of Dolinsky to be that of outsourcing the hiring process, or at least the initial process in which skills are tested and initial screening of candidates occurs. This model is one that "assumes minimal involvement from the hiring company" and places emphasis on outsourcing in that after the external interview process the hiring company, who is in receipt of 'detailed skill assessment results and executive summaries" makes a selection of the candidates that it wishes to continue in the internal interview process. The second model presented in the work of Dolinsky is one that emphasized "Control" and is a model in which the company hiring is involved in the most of the process making decisions regarding interview structures, types and styles with interview termination decisions "made on results of interview iteration." (2006) It is held by Dolinsky that this is the most cost effective of the models presented. It is held that when the company hiring wants to make improvements to their hiring standards and establishment of hiring processes that "external expertise is invited to work with the hiring company's managers and developers" which combined the forces of interviewing. "
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Qualitative Research Design in Education, 2005.
An explanation of the qualitative research design for Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act.
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This paper is a brief description of a qualitative research proposal for use in education. The qualitative research process holds invaluable information for researchers who seek to identify trends in the literature. Qualitative research is invaluable as it helps synthesize the existing data from quantitative studies with the perceptions of those who have been directly affected by the topic of study.
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"This implies that the exploration of data is supported by the first-hand observations of those who are affected in some manner by the topic of study, and presents a more personal and more realistic summation of why the study is justified and why change needs to be accomplished in order to aid the affected population. In the current proposed study, the qualitative research design will be a synthesis of existing literature on the topic of the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act (IDEA)."
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Quantitative and Qualitative Research, 2007.
A comprehensive comparison of quantitative vs. qualitative research techniques.
1,525 words (approx. 6.1 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 50.95
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The paper examines and compares quantitative and qualitative research techniques. The researcher weighs the relative merits and demerits of each, providing interpretation of the potential applications of qualitative and quantitative research to various fields of study. The paper concludes that researchers will have to decide on their approach, meaning whether they prefer to observe data in a naturalistic manner and derive theory from data, or whether they prefer to test a given hypothesis, to assume a qualitative or quantitative position.
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"It is vital when noting the legitimacy of qualitative data that one explore the potential problems associated with the validity of quantitative data. Neither qualitative nor quantitative techniques are free from issues regarding reliability and credibility. It is important that researchers acknowledge the potential for variances even when using experimental methods. At best to provide support for qualitative research, researchers should consider using multiple methods approaches, often referred to as "triangulation" or mixed method approaches, to help confirm the reliability and validity of the research data collected (Benz & Newman, 1998)."
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Qualitative Research, 2005.
A brief explanation of the nature of a qualitative research report.
1,154 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 39.95
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This paper focuses on research that is deemed qualitative in design and explains how qualitative research reports are brought to fruition. The components of the qualitative research report are presented in the paper along with a brief description for each component.
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"To assist the reader in better understanding the nature of a qualitative research report the following guideline is offered for easy report formulation and writing. Before presenting an outline describing the components of an effective qualitative research report the reader is advised to remember that the quality of a qualitative research report is deeply embedded in the notion that qualitative research report writing is an ongoing learning process and very much a social act for reader and writer (Ely, Vinz, Anzul & Downing, M. 1997). As such the qualitative research report must, at all times, be an above adequate research report that effective explains the phenomenon being researched as well as to persuade the reader as to research efficacy and results. "
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