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ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Table of Contents
Week 2    3
Article 1    3
Article 2    4
Article 3    5
Week 3    7
Article 1    7
Article 2    8
Article 3    9
Week 4    11
Video 1    11
Video 2    12
Webpage    13
Synthesis Matrix    15
References    20
Week 2
Article 1
Shenton, A. K. (2004). Strategies for ensuring trustworthiness in qualitative research projects. Education for Information, 22(2), 63-75 doi: https://doi.org/10.3233/EFI-2004-22201
This article, “Ensuring the Quality of the Findings of Qualitative Research: Looking at Trustworthiness Criteria” by Shenton (2004), deals with the concept of strategies that make qualitative research trustworthy. This source is extremely relevant and useful because the article stresses on the strategies that work the best for conducting qualitative research. Qualitative research often loses its credibility and authenticity. Qualitative research is based on a considerable number of factors. The study uses quantitative and qualitative measures to bring the foundation to the investigation.
The article questions the authenticity of qualitative research. The genuineness of qualitative research is often lost because of the enormous variations. The question of authenticity and genuineness has been highlighted in the article.
The source is linked to the other source as both the sources are dealing with the qualitative research. In each of the sources, it has been found that the diversity of qualitative data is vast. In almost every source, it has been found that qualitative research lacks foundations and is very much dependent on individualistic thought processes and emotions. Emotions and narrowed though might prove to be a hindrance to the study.
One of the significant contractor points is that this article brings a matte off quantitative and qualitative approach to establish the genuineness of dissertations.
The quality of this source can be questioned, as the scope of the study was narrow. The sample size was restricted only to limited universities. The selection of specific universities has made the source little biased.
Article 2
Freeman, M., Demarais, K., Preissle, J., Roulston, K., & St. Pierre, E. A. (2007). Standards of evidence in qualitative research: An incitement to discourse. Educational Researcher, 36(1), 25-32 doi: https://doi-org.proxy-library.ashford.edu/10.3102/0013189X06298009
This article by Freeman, Demarais, Preissle, Roulston and St. Pierre (2007) justifies the standards of qualitative research. The source is extremely relevant as it lays down the rules of evidence in qualitative research. The report points out standard practices that are followed while undergoing qualitative research. Ethical standards are the main commonalities that must be performed while carrying out qualitative research.
The qualitative research is deemed to be loose evidence based on the validity of the information. Thus, this source is useful as it highlights the five aspects of evidentiary inadequacy, (a) "inadequate amounts of evidence," (b) "inadequate variety in kinds of evidence," (c) "faulty interpretive status of evidence," (d) "inadequate disconfirming evidence," and (e) "inadequate discrepant case analysis".
This source is linked to the previous source by the question of evidence in qualitative research. Both sources are highlighting the fact that qualitative data are not evident or trustworthy. Both the sources visualize qualitative data as massive and lack of practical implementation. The implementation of Theory and Practice is apparent in this source. The previous sauce does not stress on Theory and Practices while conducting a qualitative method.
The quality of the source is appropriate, as the article has considered every valid point. However, the report lacks surveys to prove the authentication of the claims. In previous references, the article conducted an elaborated study with 225 sample sizes. No such investigations have been conducted in this source.
Article 3
Ryan, F., Coughlin, M., & Cronin, P. (2007). Step-by-step guide to critiquing research. Part 2: Qualitative research. British Journal of Nursing, 16(12), 738-744. Retrieved from https://info.britishjournalofnursing.com/
The article, “Step-by-step guide to critiquing research— Part 2: Qualitative research” by Ryan, Coughlin and Cronin, P. (2007) is relevant enough as it is an elaborate description of qualitative research. The report shows a systematic process of how qualitative research is critically accepted. The article tries to bring a new dimension to qualitative research. This study is relevant as the scope of the study is enormous.
This source has taken every qualitative aspect and analyzed it with detail. From the literature review to sample size to ethical considerations, every clause has been taken into detail discussion. This makes the article relevant in understanding the authenticity of qualitative methods and its reliability in a more robust manner.
This source is linked to the previous causes, as every source tries to bring in the reliability and the viability of qualitative data. Every source is attempting to analyze the authenticity of qualitative data through various approaches. The information about numerous strategies to qualitative research is similar to other sources as well. However, unlike the first source, this source nuggets that qualitative and quantitative can be used together to bring in authenticity to the approach.
The quality of the source is unquestionable since the article lays down a systematic procedure of the analysis. The elaboration in the report makes this source highly relevant and produces excellent quality. The article, however, lacks any specific theory or does not conduct any survey, which would have helped in better understanding. There is no sense of bias in the article.
Week 3
Article 1
Coughlan, M., Cronin, P., & Ryan, F. (2007). Step-by-step guide to critiquing research. Part 1: Quantitative research. British Journal of Nursing, 16(11), 658-663 Retrieved from https://info.britishjournalofnursing.com/
This source is highly relevant, as Coughlan, Cronin and Ryan (2007) have tried to figure out the stepwise procedures towards quantitative research. In this paper, the authors have decided that quantitative data has a variety of tools that can be used by novice and experienced researchers as well. The relevance of the source has been justified with the elaborate study of the topic through research questions. The article shows various steps of reliability and credibility to ensure positive outcomes through quantitative data. From research questions to discussions, every aspect has been elaborately discussed, demonstrating the security and the credibility of the quantitative data. The paper suggests that quantitative data is highly based on logical interpretation.
The information is supported with the help of elaborate study of the steps. With the help of detailed literature review and theoretical...