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Qualitative Article Analysis

For this application, you will read and analyze an article detailing a study that employed a qualitative research approach. As you read, be sure to take note of the characteristics of qualitative research and why a qualitative research approach was more appropriate for the study.

To prepare for this Application:

Review the following readings for this week: Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design: Choosing Among Five Approaches; Qualitative Research and Evaluation Methods; and Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches. Consider the characteristics of qualitative research.

For the article your instructor has selected:
Analyze the article for characteristics of qualitative research.
Analyze the strengths and weaknesses of using a qualitative approach for the study in question. Why use a qualitative approach instead of a quantitative one?

The assignment:

Craft a 3- to 5-page paper in which you do the following:
Analyze a qualitative research article for:
Characteristics of qualitative research and The strengths and weaknesses of using a qualitative approach for the study instead of a quantitative approach
article choice:

Casey, M. M., Eime, R. M., Payne, W. R., Harvey, J. T. (2009). Using a socioecological approach to examine participation in sport and physical activity among rural adolescent girls. Qualitative Health Research, 19(7), 881-893.
Use the Sage Health Sciences full-text collection database and search using the article's DOI number: 10.1177/1049732309338198.

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