RESEARCH CRITIQUE: QUALITATIVE ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS

OVERVIEW

During this course, you will complete three research critiques: quantitative, qualitative, and

applied, mixed methods, or program evaluation. The focus is on the word research, not article.

For each critique, you will select an article reporting research in some area of the field of

education. This assignment helps you learn how to evaluate research, identify the main

components of good research, and start building your literature review.

INSTRUCTIONS

Select one qualitative peer-reviewed research study published in an article related to your topic

of interest. All articles must be of educational studies conducted and published in the United

States or Canada within the past five years. You may not use meta-analyses or meta-

syntheses; all research evaluated must be original.

After thoroughly reviewing the study in the selected article, compose a full three-page review

(not including the required title and references pages). Brevity is crucial as it forces you to

include only the most essential information. An abstract should not be included.

Using the provided Research Critique: Qualitative Template,

 Provide a brief, three-sentence introductory paragraph introducing the article and the

purpose of the critique. Note the article author’s name with the appropriate in-text

citation.

 Under the Summary heading, provide the following. You may write your entire summary

in one paragraph or break it down into the Level 2 headings in the template. If you use

the Level 2 headings, each should have at least three sentences under each heading and a

short three-sentence introduction after the Level 1 Summary heading.

o Purpose of the study

o Description of participants/sample (e.g., who, how many, selection method)

o Research design (e.g., narrative, grounded theory, case study, phenomenology,

ethnography, etc.). Refer to the Read: Qualitative Research: Common Types of

Data Collection, Analyses, and Research Design in the Learn section of this

module for more information.

o Method(s) of data collection (e.g., questionnaire, document analysis, observation,

open-ended or structured interview, etc.). Provide a description of the method.

o Method(s) of Analysis (e.g., inductive/deductive approach, point of focus,

summaries, memoing, indexing, coding, grouping, themes, etc.). See the Read:

Qualitative Research: Common Types of Data Collection, Analyses, and

Research Design in the Learn section of this module for comprehensive

information about common types of analyses.

Note: If the article you selected discusses how the data was statistically analyzed,

it is likely the article is not a qualitative study or not an actual research report but

a summary of a study. In this case, you must select another article.

 

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o Results – be specific with themes and provide a layman’s interpretation.

 Under the Critical Analysis heading, think critically through the research study’s main

points. Who was the intended audience? Did the author clearly communicate the main

points to the intended audience? Did the author provide adequate support to back their

claims? Also address the following:

o Opportunities for further research not already stated in the article

o Threats to the validity (e.g., credibility, transferability, dependability,

confirmability, etc.) or undocumented bias on the part of the researcher(s). The

validity of the research should be explored by discussing the limitations and the

strengths of the research methodology.

o Other original insights or criticism

o Implications of the findings. Think about how other researchers or practitioners

can use the findings.

You may write your entire critical analysis in one paragraph or break it down into the

Level 2 headings in the template. If you use the Level 2 headings, each should have at

least three sentences under each heading and a short three-sentence introduction after the

Level 1 Critical Analysis heading. If you used Level 2 headings in the Summary section

of your paper, you must use them in the Critical Analysis section, too.

One peer-reviewed source in addition to the article you are critiquing should be cited in

this section to support your opinions of the validity of the article and/or its research

methods.

 Under the Discussion heading, provide the following in a minimum of five sentences:

o Insight from professional experience as related to the issue in the article

o Connection to the topic you are considering researching for your degree

o Biblical integration

 

Include a references page with three references: the article being critiqued, the Bible, and one

additional peer-reviewed resource to support your claims.

Current APA formatting is expected throughout your paper. The Research Critique:

Qualitative Example has been provided for your reference.

 

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