WK6 Comparing Data Collection Methods Paper

To prepare for this Discussion:

Review this week’s Learning Resources related to codes and coding.
Consider the similarities and differences in the data collected from your interview and from the transcripts of the Scholars of Change videos.
Consider the other data collection methods you studied (focus groups, reviews of documents and social media; and your own memos and notes).
Review your Major Assignment 1, paying attention to the alignment between your research question and considerations for data collection.

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Post a response to the following:

From the data you collected and other data collection methods you studied, compare and contrast the strengths and weaknesses of at least two data collection methods. Include an explanation of your experience using these different data collection methods. Also, include an explanation of what you found difficult or challenging and why.
Explain how you as the researcher can ensure that your choices for data collection align with your research questions. Use your experience from Major Assignment 1 as an example.

Be sure to support your main post and response post with reference to the week’s Learning Resources and other scholarly evidence in APA style.

Interview Guide Example

Date: Time: Interviewee Code #: Location of Interview:

Parts of the Interview Interview Questions Introduction • Hi, this is _Tamara Nelson ____. Thank you very much for helping

me practice my interview skills. As you know, the purpose of this interview is to talk about what social change means to you as a Walden student. This should last about 10 minutes. After the interview, I will be examining your answers to practice data analysis, and some of your answers will be shared with my Instructor and classmates. However, I will not identify you in my documents, and no one will be able to identify you with your answers. You can choose to stop this interview at any time. Also, I need to let you know that this interview will be recorded for transcription purposes.

Do you have any questions? No
Are you ready to begin? Yes

Question 1: 1. Can you tell me what program you are in at

Walden? I’m in the PHD program — Policy & Administration with an emphasis on non profits.

And what year did you start? I started in January 2018.

Parts of the Interview Interview Questions Question 2: 2. Was working for social change important to you before you came to Walden? Yes

Can you give me an example of what you did? Well, I’ve always worked in the non-profit sector specifically in the area of poverty alleviation, women’s empowerment, social justice.

Question 3: 3. Was the social change mission important to you in making your choice to come to Walden? It was a contributing factor, yes.

Please describe how it was important/not important to you. I wanted to attend a university where this issue (which was important to me) would be front and center in my work — after all, why get a PhD if you’re not going to contribute to social change.

Question 4: 4. From your perspective, what is social change? Social change is basically creating a shift in people’s thinking and actions about an issue. It can be on a micro level (within a family or neighborhood) or on a macro level, within a state nation or international. The idea is to bring about improvement in people’s lives for a better life for future generations.

Can you give me some examples of what you mean by that? For instance, carrying out studies on important social issues like gun regulation, immigration and/or community policing helps to inform policy makers and individuals about how/what approaches can be taken to resolve, improve or overhaul social problems.

Additional Questions:

How has you experience at Walden been so far? So far so good…it’s hard to be a full-time worker, mother, wife, daughter, and also a student.
can you give me some examples of what you mean by that? I have a million demands on my time…sometimes the studying gets a back burner…for instance during R2 I was traveling and had meetings late into the evening and it was hard to get online each evening for two weeks!
Do you prefer online learning vs a traditional classroom setting? I think I thrive more in a traditional classroom.
Please describe why /why not. I like to see people and the notion of having to go to a place forces me to make time for that…while I have good time management, sometimes I am not motivated to get it done.

Close 1. Thank you for your answers. Do you have anything

else you’d like to share? No

Parts of the Interview Interview Questions

Do you have any questions for me? None
Thank you for your time. Goodbye.