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
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