Research Design Critique

The topic for my dissertation is Health Care Reform and its influence on Hospice Intervention and End-of-Life Care The design of my dissertation is a Qualitative phenomenological and descriptive research design. The participants of the study are hospice provider’s staff.

Locate a peer-reviewed research study using a research design similar to the design you will be using in your dissertation.

Critique the study you found by addressing the following:

•The problem being explored

oWhy is it a problem?

oWhat makes it appropriate for research?

•A brief history of the problem

oHow is the problem framed?

oWhat context is provided?

•The objectives of the research

oWhat are the objectives?

oHow well are the objectives met?

•The study design and why it is appropriate

oHow is the design appropriate? In what ways is it not appropriate?

•The sample for the study

oWhat are ramifications for transferability based on the sample given in the study?

•The procedures followed in conducting the chosen research. Give a step-by-step explanation of what was done, how subjects were solicited, where the data collection occurred, whether informed consents were used and how they were obtained, and so on.

oHow easily could the research be repeated?

oHow clear are the steps followed?

oWhat implications are inherent in the process for reliability and validity?

•What data were collected and how

oWhat were data sources?

oWhy were these sources appropriate?

oWhat other data sources might have been considered?

•Any ethical considerations

oWhat ethical considerations did the author address?

oWhat ethical considerations did the author not address?

•Any limitations to this study

oWhat were the limitations discussed by the author?

oWere the limitations appropriate? Are there any limitations missing?

•Format your critique consistent with APA guidelines.