Parental influence on child career development in mainland China
Liu, J., McMahon, M., & Watson, M. (2015). Parental influence on child career development in mainland China: A qualitative study. The Career Development Quarterly, 63(1), 74–87. doi:10.1002/j.2161-0045.2015.00096.x
Evaluate the research questions using the Research Questions and Hypotheses Checklist as a guide
Identify the type of qualitative research approach used and explain how the researchers implemented the design
Analyze alignment among the theoretical or conceptual framework, problem, purpose, research questions, and design
For this Discussion, you will evaluate qualitative research questions in assigned journal articles in your discipline and consider the alignment of theory, problem, purpose, research questions, and design. You will also identify the type of qualitative research design the authors used and explain how it was implemented.
Resource
Babbie, E. (2017). Basics of social research (7th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.
Chapter 10, “Qualitative Field Research”
Document: Journal Articles (Word Document)
Document: Research Questions and Hypotheses Checklist (PDF)
Jill, yes, external validity is something that needs to be considered in the development of every research study. For example, a threat to external validity could occur when a study is conducted with participants from one setting and results may not generalize to other participants or settings.
For example, interventions that may work among men may not work among women, changes in clinical practice may work in private doctors’ offices but not in clinics, and smoking cessation practices may work in smokers who are ready to quit smoking but not in smokers who are not ready. Interventions to increase healthy eating may use strategies such as “apps” or emailing healthy recipes; this strategy is unlikely to work for people who live in neighborhoods without access to healthy foods in grocery stores (food desert) These examples could all pose a threat to external validity if it is not clearly understood which population (sample) is being studied. The solution would be to clearly identify the population (and sample) studied and restrict conclusions based on results to that specific population.
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