RES/724 v7 Qualitative Mock Study Worksheet Part 3 – The Interview Protocol Use your qualitative mock study topic to complete the following interview protocol. Be sure to complete all sections unless they are marked with N/A. Insert your responses in each section below. Interview Specifics Time of Interview: N/A Date: N/A Place (in person, Zoom, etc.): Interviewer (your name): Participant(s)/Interviewee(s): N/A Position of Participants/Interviewees Describe the key interview inclusion criteria for your potential participant(s). Project Description Describe your project using basic language your participant(s) will understand. Research Question Guiding your Mock Study Write the research question that is guiding your mock study. Interview Questions Write 8-10 questions interview questions. Closing Message to Participant Write a closing message to the participant(s). Copyright 2022 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. RES/724 v7 Qualitative Mock Study Worksheet Part 2 – Ethical Considerations This week, you will continue to develop your qualitative mock study through an exploration of key ethical considerations. For this assignment, you will describe issues related to role, access, and ethics in qualitative research studies and their relationship to research design. Complete each section below. Role of the Researcher The role of the researcher in undertaking the study will be to facilitate the identification of the feelings and thoughts of the study participants. In particular, the researcher has the primary role of defining the scope of the study and guiding the study in the direction of achieving its purpose (Xu and Storr, 2019). Inherently, the researcher guides the process of identifying strategies to help in managing communities’ economies through plans for controlling cash transfers. In undertaking their role, the researcher guides the discussion with participants while facilitating the identification of primary problems associated with cash transfers. Even though the researcher participates in the discussion, their participation is largely passive. Consequently, the researcher should not provide an opinion or lead the discussion in ways that influences the responses from participants. Still, the researcher has a significant role in identifying and reducing bias associated with their knowledge of the topic under study (Sanjari et al., 2014). Just like in other studies, the researcher will also be involved in the collection and analysis of data based on responses from participants. As such, they provide the tools and instruments for data collection as well as facilitate the interpretation and presentation of results. Access to Participants As part of the research process, interviewing participants is a primary component that is undertaken by the researcher. Thus, to understand the problems of cash transfers, the researcher Copyright 2022 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Qualitative Mock Study Worksheet Part 2 – Ethical Considerations RES/724 v7 Page 2 of 3 will interview participants drawn from the state and local departments of finance. Public managers and administrators within the local and state offices will be interviewed to identify the effect of the cash transfer program on the community. Similarly, local politicians and other leaders will be interviewed as participants in the study to identify the problems associated with cash transfers in the community. Besides public officers and political leaders, the interview will involve leaders in not-for-profit organizations involved in socio-economic programs targeting local citizens. This study will also use focus groups for interviewing community members on their specific experiences in using the cash transfer programs. The use of focus groups is important in capturing the opinions and perceptions of community members and determining their intentions in implementing the cash transfer system. Ethical Considerations Discuss any additional ethical considerations in your qualitative mock study. Think about aspects of confidentiality, credibility, etc. Write your response on a new line below. The process of undertaking the research project imparts multiple ethical issues that need thorough consideration. In particular, the use of focus groups provides concerns regarding the confidentiality of responses derived from participants. The confidentiality of participants should be maintained through the codification of their responses and abstinence from using their names to make references to opinions. Similarly, participants will be guaranteed that their responses will not be used or accessed by other third parties and that their information and feedback will only be used in the limited process of research. Another ethical issue pertains to the credibility of findings based on the involvement of the researcher in the research process. According to Arifin (2018), there is a need to alleviate bias on the part of the researcher and effectively enhance the credibility of the results. Triangulation and prolonged engagement with data will be used to Copyright 2022 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Qualitative Mock Study Worksheet Part 2 – Ethical Considerations RES/724 v7 Page 3 of 3 overcome this ethical issue to derive accurate themes and patterns on the cash transfer system. The role of the researcher will also be clearly defined to alleviate the potential for bias and undue influence on the participants. References Arifin, S. R. M. (2018). Ethical considerations in qualitative study. International Journal of Care Scholars, 1(2), 30-33. https://doi.org/10.31436/ijcs.v1i2.822 Sanjari, M., Bahramnezhad, F., Fomani, F. K., Shoghi, M., & Cheraghi, M. A. (2014). Ethical challenges of researchers in qualitative studies: The necessity to develop a specific guideline. Journal of medical ethics and history of medicine, 7. Xu, M. A., & Storr, G. B. (2019). Learning the concept of researcher as instrument in qualitative research. Qualitative Report, 17, 42. Copyright 2022 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. RES/724 v7 Qualitative Mock Study Worksheet Part 1 – Research Alignment This week you will begin to develop your qualitative mock study. For this assignment, you will state the problem and purpose of your study, write a research question(s) and sub-questions (if applicable), and review and analyze your alignment of these components. Complete each section below. State the Problem State the problem, including the consequence(s) of the problem. Remember: Without a consequence, you don’t have a problem; you have a situation. Write your problem on a new line below. The problem is that most communities face economic difficulties which makes it hard to maintain economic stability in managing household activities and resources to meet their needs. Purpose of the Study The purpose statement describes the goal of the study and includes the following elements: the purpose of the study, the subjects/population who will participate in the study, the geographic location of the study, and the research methodology used in the study. Write your purpose statement on a new line below. The purpose of this study is to identify the strategies that can help manage a community's economy by creating a more strategic plan to control cash transfers which will help in aligning every household activity and resource (Fao, 2014). The purpose of the qualitative study is to identify the main problems resulting from cash transfers and identify a solution (CT-OVC) and the specific problems it will help solve. The cash transfer allowed resource-poor households to prioritize children's education and meet basic necessities without selling off possessions, incurring debt, or using harmful coping mechanisms like child labor. Research Questions Research Question The research questions are overarching questions that will guide your qualitative study. Sometimes researchers incorporate a single central research question, while other times, multiple research questions are used. If a single research question is used, at least two research sub-questions should also be included. See the CDS Dissertation Guide and Alignment Handbook in CDS Central for some additional information and examples. Write your research questions on a new line below. ● ● Which cash transfer system can a community mostly use to help control financial operations and reduce any finance burden? 1. How does cash transfer affect the community’s economy? 2. How will the community implement the cash transfer system? Will this method help to control the community’s operations and strategies and is it possible to use this strategy to make the community more profitable? 1. How will the cash transfer system help control the main problem? 2. What is the expected benefit from the new method and what are the challenges expected? Copyright 2022 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Qualitative Mock Study Worksheet Part 1 – Research Alignment RES/724 v7 Page 2 of 2 Review and Analyze your Alignment Now review your problem, purpose, and research question(s). Be sure that you have used proper qualitative word choices (as discussed in previous weeks). Briefly explain how your problem, purpose, and research question(s) align. Write your response on a new line below. Outcomes showed that the recipient households' economic investments were boosted by CT-OVC, and sustainable livelihood methods were reinforced, however this was greatly influenced by household asset base, degree of vulnerability, and OVC count. Despite the fact that gender relations were still deeply ingrained in patriarchal social systems, there was evidence of enhanced female decision-making power in beneficiary homes (Elliot, 2016). The rapidly increasing number of orphans adopted by beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries limited the transfer's potential impact. In this case, the CT-OVC cash is important in every community and must be implemented because it helps in easy facilitation of household activities and managing all agricultural beneficial activities. Therefore, it is expected that CT-OVC will handle the economic difficulties caused in cash transfers. References Elliot, R. T. (2016). A Qualitative Study of the Growth Strategies of Mature Small Businesses. Walden University Scholar Works. Fao. (2014). Qualitative research and analyses of the economic impacts of cash transfer programmes in sub-Saharan Africa. Case Study Report. Copyright 2022 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved.
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