Instructions
During Weeks 3 and 4, you learned about various qualitative research designs. This week, you will build on this knowledge. Select two of the five research designs. Define and explain the features of each design using the resources provided and three other quality resources. Next, develop data collection processes for each of the selected designs that include discussions of sample size, sampling technique, data collection materials, and instrumentation. You can include diagrams if you’d like.
You are already familiar with the types of instruments used in quantitative data collection, but these are distinctly different from what is useful in qualitative studies. Qualitative instruments must be structured so that you are collecting deep and broad data to fully understand the research question. In most cases, you must design an instrument to extract specific experiential information from your participants. Data collection can occur through face-to-face interviews, focus groups, or observation; there are also other ways to select qualitative data.
When constructing your data collection plan, it must be clear and it must contain all the steps that you will take when collecting information from your participants. You will have to include any secondary data that you will collect. Secondary data can include documents or other evidence that can contribute to understanding the central phenomenon under study. How will you ensure a data saturation? Remember, practices like member checking, follow-up interviews, or transcript review are used by qualitative researchers to ensure data saturation.
Ultimately when writing this section of your study, it must be logical, repeatable, and reproducible. Every research decision must be based on accepted research practices; remember to include sources in your research plan to demonstrate the depth of your knowledge and the support of the academic community.
ANSWER:
The twentieth century saw a rise in labor unions as more workers entered the job market and sought better working conditions. The employees formed unions based on their specialization and tasked the union with the mandate for championing their rights. However, certain employers observed non-union policy, thus, requiring that their members should not be members of any labor union. Unionization was instrumental in collective bargaining, as leaders of the unions would set minimum standards that employers had to meet to engage the union members. However, unionization has been on a decline in the recent past, with both union and non-union members dropping. The data collection process in this study will, therefore, focus on gathering information on the declining unionization in the labor market with a consideration of the number of unionized and non-unionized workers. The exercise will also explore the effects of declining unionization on working standards, labor practices, and collective bargaining.
Timeframe for Data Collection
Data collection will take place over an extended period to help determine trends and impacts of the declining unionization. In that case, data will be collected over… To continue reading, click on the button below.