Qualitative Study Paper

Response Paper #4

Qualitative Study

This fourth response paper gives you the opportunity to explore how Qualitative Studies are designed

and conducted. Find an academic article (one that is an academic research study using a qualitative

methodology, such as Ethnography, Field Study, or Focus Groups) and read it, paying particular

attention to the Methodology and Results sections. As we have discussed in class, these will usually be

labeled clearly, but you may find an article that is not as clearly labeled. No problem. By the way, if

possible, the article should be one of the articles you plan to use for your project Literature Review.

Here is your response paper format:

1. Summarize the design of the study. How is the sample determined?

2. Which theory or theories does the author cite as the basis for the study?

3. Summarize the results, paying particular attention to any variables the researcher proposed for

further research using a quantitative study.

4. Finally, offer some feedback on the study.

Your paper will probably be something in the range of 1½ to 2 pages, double-spaced. Be sure that you

include a link to the article that you are responding to.