RESEARCH CRITIQUE

Critique of Research Studies Instructions

Directions:

-Complete a critique of the quantitative and qualitative articles on in the previous assignment on Nursing shortage.

- Utilize a central heading to indicate that what follows is the critique of the articles.

- When turning in the final submission, please put the elements in the following order: Quantitative Article Critique, Qualitative Article Critique, References (which should include the two articles, the text, and any other additional sources).

- Please do not write a general reference page for all three parts, include a reference page after each part.

Critique of Research Studies – Part 1:

For Part 1 of the critique, focus only on the following segments for each article:

Critique of Research Studies – Part 1: Due Topic 4

For Part 1 of the critique, focus only on the following segments for each article:

Quantitative	Qualitative
· Title	· Title
· Abstract	· Abstract
· Introduction	· Introduction
· Statement of the problem	· Statement of the problem
· Hypotheses or research questions	· Research questions
· Literature review	· Literature review
· Conceptual/Theoretical framework	· Conceptual underpinnings

Critique of Research Studies – Part 2: focus only on the following segments for each article:

Quantitative	Qualitative
· Method	· Method
· Protection of human rights	· Protection of participants’ rights
· Research design	· Research design and research tradition
· Population and sample	· Sample and setting
· Data collection and measurement	· Data collection
· Procedures	· Procedures
	· Enhancement of trustworthiness

Critique of Research Studies - Part 3: focus only on the following segments for each article:

Quantitative	Qualitative
· Results	· Results
· Data analysis	· Data analysis
· Reliability and validity	· Theoretical integrations
· Discussion	· Discussion
· Interpretation of findings	· Interpretation of the findings
· Implications/Recommendations	· Implications/Recommendations
· Global Issues	· Global Issues
· Presentation	· Presentation
· Researcher credibility	· Researcher credibility
· Summary assessment	· Summary assessment