Reflective Response: Chapter 3
Construct brief responses to the following prompts using complete sentences. Refer to the Reflective Response Rubric for scoring criteria.
1. Describe the different ways in which qualitative researchers may use and place theories in their research.
2. Construct a statement about how a researcher would use a theoretical lens in a mixed methods study utilizing a social science framework.
3. Choose a theoretical perspective commonly used in qualitative research and identify a research topic that might be appropriate to explore utilizing this perspective.
4. Provide an example of a quantitative study you might design, indicating the research topic, the independent variable, and the dependent variable.
5. Explain how a transformative framework is used for theory in mixed methods research.
