Input 'qualitative studies' into a search engine and an abundant and myriad of studies pop up on the screen. What makes the article Rigor in qualitative social work research: A review of strategies used in published articles (Barusch, Gringeri, George, 2011) one that catches the reader's attention is that it is the epitome of a qualitative study accomplished with quantitative results. The difference between qualitative and quantitative studies are that one is measuring feelings, thoughts, perceptions, ideas and the human element of academic studies, while the other is used to quantify material in numerical or statistical context to verify trends, patterns, results, applications and inferences. The abstract of the Rigor study is a perfect example of mixing the qualitative and quantitative methodologies; the study sough to describe strategies used by social workers to enhance the rigor of their qualitative work. Interestingly enough, the study's quantitative aspects are stated right up front with "sampling rationale (67%), analyst triangulation (59%) and mention of methodological limitations (56%)" (p. 11) as well as "deviant...
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Decreased Usage of Nuclear Energy: Qualitative-Content Analysis ADissertation Presentedusing the Qualitative Content-Analysis inPartial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor ofManagement in Environmental and Social Sustainability Komi Emmanuel Fiagbe Gbedegan Caroline WesterhofPH-D Chair Dr. Daphne DeporresPH-D Committee Member Dr. Steven Munkeby, PH-D Committee Member Date Approved Komi Emmanuel Fiagbe Gbedegan, 2016 A qualitative content analysis will be conducted to explore the phenomenon of decreased usage of nuclear energy at a time when global climate change indicates the
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Some Chinese researchers assert that Chinese flutes may have evolved from of Indian provenance. In fact, the kind of side-blown, or transverse, flutes musicians play in Southeast Asia have also been discovered in Africa, India, Saudi Arabia, and Central Asia, as well as throughout the Europe of the Roman Empire. This suggests that rather than originating in China or even in India, the transverse flute might have been adopted through the
To evaluate weak areas of the current strategy and propose solutions for improvement. 2.0 LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 Introduction According to Zou and Cavusgil (1995), the subject of global strategy has attracted a lot of attention in the recent past. Zou and Cavisgil (1995) calim that a major reason behind this has been the increasing progress in the telecommunications and other technological areas that has brought the world closer and transnational existence of organizations Eastcompeace
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