Ten Tips for Producing a Top Qualitative Research Study

This is a brief guide to developing effective, qualitative research studies that can be used with a variety of qualitative or mixed-methods research textbooks. This workbook includes specific examples and exercises to guide students through each step of conducting a qualitative research study and developing a qualitative research manuscript/paper, suitable for submission to a scholarly journal. The book offers easy to understand, but thorough explanations of “how to” develop a qualitative study, along with step-by-step examples and activities that result in a quality student product.

The book includes explanations on the following ten areas:

Tip #1: Select Your Topic

Tip #2: Determine Your Purpose

Tip #3: How to Develop your Introduction, Review of Literature, and Problem

Tip #4: Determine Your Theoretical Framework

Tip #5: Going to the Internal Review Board (IRB) and Developing your Research Design

Tip #6: Develop your Context, Sample, and Instrument

Tip #7: Settle on Your Context and Sample

Tip #8: Collect Data

Tip #9: Analyze Data

Tip #10: Write the Paper, Revise, & Edit