Qualitative Research Design

  1. Your task this week is to prepare a chart that compares and contrasts narrative and phenomenological designs.
  2. Your chart must address the following
    Element Narrative Method Phenomenological Method
    Philosophical roots
    Basic assumptions
    Terminology differences
    Means by which data is collected and material is gathered
    Purposes
    Specific challenges unique to each methodology
    Ethical differences in the participant-researcher relationship.
  3. Conclude your chart with a summary that focuses on essential features, which would be useful in comparing and contrasting these two methodologies. Finally, using the research topic of interest you submitted in Week 1, discuss whether either of these qualitative designs would be appropriate to use to research that topic.
  4. Length: 1-page chart, 1
    page summary
  5. Your chart and summary should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course by providing new thoughts and insights relating directly to the topic. Your responseshould reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards