Exercise 1

The various qualitative research designs are each used for a different purpose. As consumers and producers of research, it is important that you know how to differentiate between designs in order to select (and assess) the design that is most appropriate for the study.

1. Select three qualitative research designs - narrative, phenomenological, and case study.
2. Research each of your selected designs, focusing on the design approach features outlined in the table below.
3. Completethe table below by providing detailed informationinformed by peer-reviewed literaturefor each selected research design and its associated design approach features.

Qualitative Research Designs

		1. Case Study	2. Narrative	3. Phenomenology
Design Approach Features	Type of questions the design would answer
Type of problems the design would address
Sample size and selection
Type of data collected
How data are collected
How data are analyzed
How results are presented

Exercise 2

1. Locate peer reviewed journal articles that use each of the qualitative research designs you selected for Exercise 1 (one article for each design type).
2. Analyze each article, focusing on the design approach features outlined in the table below.
3. Completethe table below by explaining how each design approach feature is represented in the article.

Qualitative Research Designs

		1. Case Study	2. Narrative	3. Phenomenology
Design Approach Features	Research question(s)
Research problem
Sample size and selection
Type of data collected
Data collection procedure(s)
Data analysis procedure(s)