Evaluate the appropriateness of the research methods and analytical approaches in the study. Make sure to support your position with evidence from the readings.

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Your instructor will post an announcement with the reference for the qualitative research study to be critiqued in this assignment. (PROVIDED IN ATTACHMENTS)

Farmer, J. R., Mackinnon, S. P., & Crowie, M (2017). Perfectionism and life narratives: A qualitative study. SAGE Open, 7(3), 1-14. Doi:10.1177/2158244017721733

After reading the posted study, use the Qualitative Research Critique Template to compose and organize your assignment.

In your paper,

  • Summarize the research question, methods, and findings of the assigned qualitative study.
  • Evaluate the appropriateness of the research methods and analytical approaches used in the study. Support the position with evidence cited from the textbook and at least one other scholarly source about the research design or method.
  • Analyze ethical issues pertaining to how the study was carried out.
  • Critique the strengths, weaknesses, and limitations of the study.
  • Recommend a research question and methods for a follow-up study on the topic.
  • Utilize the provided template with section headings.

The Qualitative Research Critique paper

  • Must be four to five double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) using the template provided and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.)’s APA Style (Links to an external site.) The template is a Word document that is pre-formatted in APA style. If unable to use the pre-formatted template, see the following instructions for formatting.
  • Must include a separate title page with the following:
    • Title of paper
    • Student’s name
    • Course name and number
    • Instructor’s name
    • Date submitted

Assignment

Qualitative Research Critique Checklist

  1. Find the following article for this assignment: Farmer, J. R., Mackinnon, S. P., & Crowie, M (2017). Perfectionism and life narratives: A qualitative study. SAGE Open, 7(3), 1-14. Doi:10.1177/2158244017721733
  2. Download the Qualitative Research Critique Template
  3. Summarize the research questions, methods and analytical approaches used in the study.
  4. Evaluate the appropriateness of the research methods and analytical approaches in the study. Make sure to support your position with evidence from the readings.
  5. Analyze the ethical issues (treatment of subjects and approval).
  6. Critique strengths, weaknesses and limitations of study.
  7. Recommend future research questions and methods for a future study.
  8. Paper includes a title page and reference page with at least three references.

Do not merely summarize what you have done in the body of your essay, and do not add new information here that would support or contradict your essay since the body of your essay should have addressed all the relevant points.

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Argumentative Essay

In the Week 3 Assignment, you engaged in a case analysis of a current business problem using some of the components of an argumentative essay. In this written assignment, you will write a complete argumentative essay as described in Sections 9.1 and 9.2 of With Good Reason: A Guide to Critical Thinking (Foster, Hardy, & Zúñiga y Postigo, 2015). This essay will include a revised and polished version of your Week 3 Assignment, an objection to your thesis, a rebuttal, and concluding remarks. In order to benefit the most, you should start working on your Final Project from the time you receive your Week 3 Assignment back with comments from your professor.

Your assignment should include the following:
A revision of your Week 3 Case Analysis Assignment. Your revision should represent a substantial edit of your work that fully incorporates feedback from your professor and goes well beyond correcting any grammatical or APA errors.

The strongest possible objection to your thesis. After the final paragraph of your Week 3 Case Analysis Assignment, start a new paragraph that introduces the strongest possible objection to your thesis. The considerations for this are detailed in Section 9.2 of With Good Reason: A Guide to Critical Thinking (Hardy, Foster, & Zúñiga y Postigo, 2015). Make sure to employ the appropriate language to introduce the objection, such as “some may object to my thesis as follows” or “according to [so and so] the thesis presented here fails to account for X” [whatever he or she finds problematic]. You can find other language to do this, of course, but the key point here is to make sure that you indicate that someone else is speaking when presenting this objection.

It is also important to remember that you do research to discover good objections and not merely objections that are weak and thus easily rebutted. Look for peer-reviewed journal articles in the Ashford University Library, full-text articles in Google Scholar, or articles in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Present the opposing position fairly and in detail. This may take more than one paragraph.

A rebuttal. This is a refutation of the objection that you have just presented. Start this in a new paragraph following the objection paragraph(s). Once again, follow the indications of Section 9.2 of With Good Reason: A Guide to Critical Thinking (Hardy, Foster, & Zúñiga y Postigo, 2015). You may point out an error in the objection. Or you may show that, while it is an important objection, it does not apply squarely to your argument, or does not account for facts that make it irrelevant. Above all, make sure to maintain philosophical decorum in your rebuttal. Toward this end, you should apply the principles of charity and of accuracy, first introduced in the Week 1 course material. See “Confronting Disagreement” in Section 9.4 of With Good Reason: A Guide to Critical Thinking (Hardy, Foster, & Zúñiga y Postigo, 2015).

Closing remarks. End your argumentative essay with a paragraph of closing remarks. Provide some reflections of what you have attempted to achieve by means of your essay. You could, for example, explain how your essay sheds light on the broader controversy that it addresses. Or you could point out how your essay addresses a frequently ignored point or the unpopular side in the controversy. You could also reflect on the related matters in the broader controversy that would be useful to examine by others. Do not merely summarize what you have done in the body of your essay, and do not add new information here that would support or contradict your essay since the body of your essay should have addressed all the relevant points. See “Closing Your Essay” in Section 9.2 of With Good Reason: A Guide to Critical Thinking (Hardy, Foster, & Zúñiga y Postigo (2015).

Requirements for your Assignment:

  • Your assignment should be between 1500 to 1700 words in length, excluding the cover and references pages.
  • Your examination should be both thorough and succinct. This is a combination that demands time and thought, so give yourself sufficient time to draft and revise.
  • Your assignment should include citations, as well as a list of references. Both must be in APA form.
  • Your references should include at least four peer-reviewed articles in addition to those that you will be carrying over from our Week 3 Case Analysis Assignment. These references should be drawn from the Ashford University Library, Google Scholar, or the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.

Evaluate the research literature in terms of reliability, credibility, ethics, and value.

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This paper must only be written off of research. This cannot display stories of what happened to you or what happened to someone else. Make sure it is all research.

Not opinions bust solid evidence of an argument that shows issues with the topic. There must be a thesis and research question. Do not use Plag or grammar issues. This is a master’s work.

I have attached sources of articles for the paper.

The paper should be 3 pages and explains everything in depth. The research paper must address a problem! do not use papers that are already done on this topic must be from scratch.

  • Develop a research question to address a problem in the field of psychology.
  • Evaluate the research literature in terms of reliability, credibility, ethics, and value.
    • Explain the assumptions and biases of the researchers.
    • What was the motive or reason that the research was conducted?
      • Does that affect the credibility or reliability of the findings?
    • Are there ethical issues within the research and were they addressed?
    • Compare the different research studies.
      • Did they use the same methods?
      • Did they have the same or similar conclusions?
      • Are there flaws in the research?
    • How well does the research answer the question you developed?
  • Explain how you would apply the research to professional psychology practice.
    • How are the findings important for your area of psychology?

Example Assessment: You may use the assessment example, linked in the Assessment Examples section of the Resources, to give you an idea of what a Proficient or higher rating on the scoring guide would look like.

Additional Requirements

  • Format: Include a title page, abstract and reference page.

How would you treat the disorder? Would you recommend individual or group counseling, medication, other treatments?

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 APA style, 3 pages, double-spaced. 

This paper should be narrative format and write about a fictional person (as if it were a story being told from the perspective of the therapist) and the symptoms of the disorder as listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5 (DSM 5).

Includes two etiological causes, three symptoms, and two forms of treatment for a mental disorder.

Please, number and bold font of these causes, symptoms, and forms of treatment. 

 include:

Name of person, age, ethnicity/ethnicities, socioeconomic status, gender, sexual orientation, geographic location, ability status (disabled/able-bodied), etc..

Profession, student status, etc..

Personal life: who live with, where, for how long, kids, etc…

Social world: Who are their friends, what are the person’s hobbies, etc…

Family history: parents, siblings, where grew up, how this affected current disorder. Relevant information regarding the level of family functioning and support; family history of psychopathology, alcoholism, abuse, etc…

Past psychological problems, previous therapy, medical problems

Symptoms and how they affect them personally, and how it affects their functioning in the different areas of their life.

What types of behaviors are they exhibiting? What have they done to make their disorder better, if anything?

Finally, pretend that you were to offer recommendations as to what this person should do to treat their problem. What would the goals of therapy be? How would you treat the disorder? Would you recommend individual or group counseling, medication, other treatments?

Please include etiological causes, three symptoms, and two forms of treatment for a mental disorder. Please, number and bold font of these causes, symptoms, and forms of treatment.