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Assignment
 
This week you have the opportunity to identify and describe different elements of the qualitative
research methods used in the Walsh, Meagher-Stewart & Macdonald (2015) research study.
Walsh, A., Meagher-Stewart, D. & Macdonald, M.  (2015). Persistent optimizing:  How mothers make food choices for their preschool children.
Guidelines for assignment: Be succinct, paraphrase and cite if necessary and summarize the major concepts each of the elements clearly on the form in your words.  Include all content in the template..  Avoid direct quotes from the article. Make sure to cite paraphrased content.
Write the content in essay style with complete sentences and punctuation. Avoid listing and bullets.
Clearly identify each strength and weakness.  Identify at least two strengths and two weaknesses of the article’s research methods based on trustworthiness.
 
This assignment involves identifying and describing different elements of the research method used in the Walsh et al. (2015) article. ( see attachment- I have attached this research study
Focus on the research design, sample selection, data collection methods, and plan for data analysis as discussed in the Walsh et al. (2015) article. ( see attachment- I have attached this research study)
Identify at least two strengths and two weaknesses of the article’s research method based on trustworthiness. You must provide support for your explanation with citations from additional sources.
Use the Journal Club Template for Qualitative Research  below.
The template includes an area for each element discussed in the study.
Be brief, paraphrase and summarize each of the elements clearly on the form
I will have 2 attachments’ one is the Walsh et al. (2015) article.
The second one is an old assignment which is an example of what the assignment should look like.
 
 
 
Journal Club Template for Qualitative Research Article:
The purpose of this assignment is to describe the research design and methodology. Please discuss the research design, the sample selection, the data collection methods and the plans for data analysis.  Please do not focus on or include the results of the study. (Use this template and make sure to support the information that you have used in the template. Each section of the template needs to be fully developed and written well in a succinct manner.)
Purpose of study:

Research Design
Sample Selection
Data Collection Methods
Plans for Data Analysis
Strengths
Weaknesses

 
 
 
 
 
Reference
Walsh, A., Meagher-Stewart, D. & Macdonald, M.  (2015). Persistent optimizing:  How
mothers make food choices for their preschool children.  Qualitative Health Research,
25(4), 527-539.
Additional references to be added here in APA format. (Remove these instructions prior to submission)
 

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