What are Qualitative Questions?

Format Type

Plenary

Format Type

Workshop

Start Date

13-1-2021 11:15 AM

End Date

13-1-2021 12:05 PM

Abstract

The innate curiosity of qualitative researchers may be guided by a particular field of study or shaped by specific interests. While it is important for researchers to channel this curiosity as they develop a qualitative study proposal, it is also necessary for researchers to be deliberate and methodical when crafting a research question. The creation of a research question is a crucial step in proposal development that provides a foundation for the entire study. A qualitative researcher operating with a poorly conceived or constructed research question will likely experience problems that affect all subsequent stages of a study and impair the overall trustworthiness of study findings. This workshop will help mitigate these issues, by presenting approaches that help qualitative researchers refine their research questions. Interactive feedback and real time practice with question development will help both novice and experienced researchers explore the relationship between the research question and optimal study design. This workshop will give participants the confidence they need to skillfully develop a qualitative research question that will lay the groundwork for fruitful scientific inquiry.

Objectives:

Identify relationships between research questions and study designs

Describe how the right research questions afford trustworthiness

Match questions to designs

Schedule

Overview of research questions and study designs (15 min) - Lecture

Research aims and study designs (10 min) - Small Group Interaction

Trustworthiness and research questions (10 min) - Guided Large Group Discussion

Question and Design Matching Exercise (15 min) - Small Group / Worksheet

Review/Questions (10 min) - Large Group Discussion

Keywords

qualitative question development; qualitative study design

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Jan 13th, 11:15 AM Jan 13th, 12:05 PM

What are Qualitative Questions?

The innate curiosity of qualitative researchers may be guided by a particular field of study or shaped by specific interests. While it is important for researchers to channel this curiosity as they develop a qualitative study proposal, it is also necessary for researchers to be deliberate and methodical when crafting a research question. The creation of a research question is a crucial step in proposal development that provides a foundation for the entire study. A qualitative researcher operating with a poorly conceived or constructed research question will likely experience problems that affect all subsequent stages of a study and impair the overall trustworthiness of study findings. This workshop will help mitigate these issues, by presenting approaches that help qualitative researchers refine their research questions. Interactive feedback and real time practice with question development will help both novice and experienced researchers explore the relationship between the research question and optimal study design. This workshop will give participants the confidence they need to skillfully develop a qualitative research question that will lay the groundwork for fruitful scientific inquiry.

Objectives:

Identify relationships between research questions and study designs

Describe how the right research questions afford trustworthiness

Match questions to designs

Schedule

Overview of research questions and study designs (15 min) - Lecture

Research aims and study designs (10 min) - Small Group Interaction

Trustworthiness and research questions (10 min) - Guided Large Group Discussion

Question and Design Matching Exercise (15 min) - Small Group / Worksheet

Review/Questions (10 min) - Large Group Discussion