Methodology
The aim of this study is to examine factors that may inhibit students from going to counseling, whilst gaining a deep understanding through subjective experiences about said study.
The five purposes of this chapter are to (1) describe the research methodology employed to answer my research question, whilst outlining the rationale for this choice (2) describe the participants (3) describe the process of data collection (4) describe the analysis techniques employed (5) explore ethical considerations and issues relating to the researcher’s reflexivity and the rigour of the study.
Research Methodology
The methodology that guided this research study was Interpretative Phenomenological
Analysis (IPA). IPA is an approach to psychological qualitative research which concerns the detailed exploration of the participants’ lived experience, examination of how participants make sense of their experience, and the meaning that these experiences hold for them (Chapman & Smith, 2002; Eatough & Smith, 2008; Smith et al., 2009). Qualitative research is concerned with “people’s grasp of their world” (Ashworth, 2008, p. 4), that is, the way people perceive their experiences and the meaning they attribute to them within their subjective context. Experience is a phenomenon determined by specific social and historical conditions, which is not easily quantifiable and cannot be measured by rigid objective measures (Langdridge & Hagger-Johnson, 2009). Qualitative research assumes that there is no single or universal truth, but rather focuses on obtaining data through the participants’ personal accounts, allowing their meanings to emerge. A qualitative approach enables the researcher to identify the essence of a person’s experience without ...
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...he eight validity procedures recommended by Creswell and Miller (2000). Firstly, by converging the different perceptions of the different participants about the phenomenon, themes were established which added to the validity of my study. Secondly, by providing a self-reflective account, I established my role in this study as a researcher and provided an honest narrative about how my interpretation of findings is shaped by my perception on said phenomenon. Thirdly, my supervisor acted as a peer de-briefer, where she reviewed and asked questions about my qualitative study.
Conclusion
In this chapter both the theoretical and practical aspects of the methodology employed in this study were discussed. The following chapter is concerned with the presentation of results, that will provide an account of the master themes and subthemes that emerged from data analysis.
The variety of methods and data collection within the research design provided the author with a greater ability to support her thesis.
Qualitative research is concerned with understanding people’s many layers of envisioned reality. It is observation of the human practice, descriptive in manner, with careful, detailed factual description of people, objects and action. Viewed in a nonpositivism style, those who look at research in this manner believe all that is important and cannot be measured as in quantitative, concrete measurement. They believe there is an interaction between researcher and participant that has to be accounted for. This being said, experiments cannot be reproduced from one environment to another because the conditions are different, the context of the situation changes and interactions cannot be the same for different researchers and participants (Long, 2014a).
Sometimes individuals consider becoming counselors after overcoming some major life challenge such as addiction or a history of bad relationships. Perhaps an individual has encountered a particularly effective counselor or therapist and has a desire to follow in those footsteps. Others may have had a bad experience with counseling and concluded that it can be done better. People do not think of this work so much as a job, or even as a career. More typically, a constellation of life experiences that demand explanation and a sense that others seek one out for assistance and emotional sustenance become driving forces leading one toward the counseling profession” (An invitation to). .
...to ensure results are a true representation of participant opinion. The researcher to share a clear account of the methods, data collection and analysis used in the study.
The articles, published after 1996, contain varied methods of research attainment, but share similarities such as being a self-survey, having a small sample size, and being
This article hasn’t provided an introduction; however a lengthy summary of the study which identifies the problem, purpose and rationale for the research study has been provided in the background. The introduction should give the reader a general sense of what the document is about, and preferably persuade the reader to continue reading. This prepares the reader for reading the rest of the document (Burns & Grove, 2001 p.636; Nieswiadomy, 2008 p.380; Stockhausen and Conrick, 2002).
...the data did not involve member checking thus reducing its robustness and enable to exclude researcher’s bias. Although a constant comparative method was evident in the discussion which improved the plausibility of the final findings. Themes identified were well corroborated but not declared was anytime a point of theoretical saturation Thus, the published report was found to be particularly strong in the area of believability and dependability; less strong in the area of transferability; and is weak in the area of credibility and confirmability, although, editorial limitations can be a barrier in providing a detailed account (Craig & Smyth, 2007; Ryan, Coughlan, & Cronin, 2007).
Burton states that “qualitative analysis is a detailed, focused and deep process that seeks to find meaning in social experience (Burton 2007/2010)”. Sarantakos claims “qualitative analysis adds emphasis to questions that stress ‘how’ or ‘what meaning’ is created and given to certain situations. This is done using ethnographic style, first person accounts, and biographical and autobiographical materials (Sarantakos, 2005)”.
Now within the rest of this paper you will be finding a few different things getting discussed. Staring it off we will be discussing the articles that we have found to make our arguments and hypotheses. After wrapping up the literature reviews we will be discussing the hypotheses thus continuing onto our variables and indicators. Once we discuss our hypotheses we will be moving onto the research design. The research design will have our general issues, sampling, and methods.
Challenges of School Counseling Center The overall psychological well-being of college students significantly decreases compared to the previous decades. College campus strive to provide a supportive environment for students to grow up and develop. However, School counseling centers meet the increasing needs of service without increasing sources and staffing, so they have to shorten service time and change service type, leading to overlooking students’ mental health growth. Moreover, students’ lack of related knowledge of school counseling greatly influences the usage of counseling services.
In this paper, I will define quantitative and qualitative research methods and provide examples in the context of social issues which will hopefully provide insight into how this methods are properly applied.
This portion of the proposal takes a view of the background information of the study, statement of the research problem and the study purpose. These three elements are discussed in the details to follow.
Qualitative and Quantitative study designs both can be beneficial in research design. They both provide valuable options for researchers in the field. These techniques can either be used separately in a research study or they can be combined to achieve maximum information. This paper will define the terms qualitative and quantitative; describe the similarities and differences between each; discuss how qualitative and/or quantitative research designs or techniques could be used in the evaluation of my proposed research; and discuss why linking analysis to study design is important.
Traditional research may use quantitative or qualitative research method. According to Hendricks (2009), quantitative research is a general conclusion based on hard data. Hen-dricks describe quantitativ...
Qualitative data analysis is the process of transforming data into information, information into understanding and understanding into knowledge (Davenport & Prusak, 1998). Furthermore, qualitative data analysis can be described as a blend of scientific studies and artistic style to create an innovative product. The research acts as the primary research tool, and must be able to sustain composer throughout the entire study. In addition, the researcher must be able to pay attention to the small details of the study, without losing sight of the big picture of the study (Chenail, 2012).