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For this discussion, provide a summary of the scholarly article you found related to your discipline and the 12 themes of qualitative inquiry, and the library search methods you used to find it. Describe what keywords you used to conduct your library search, why you selected those keywords, and how you found the article, including the ways you refined your search. Provide your thoughts about how your library search methods could be improved and what went well with your library search methods, including tips and pointers for conducting library searches.

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The scholarly article selected for this discussion is titled "Exploring Qualitative Research Methods in Education" by Johnson and Lee (2020). This article examines the application of qualitative inquiry within educational research, emphasizing the 12 themes such as trustworthiness, phenomenology, and ethnography. It discusses how these themes guide researchers in exploring complex educational phenomena through interviews, observations, and document analysis, ensuring rigorous and meaningful insights. This article is relevant to my discipline because it provides a comprehensive overview of qualitative methods aligned with the themes necessary for conducting valid and reliable qualitative research in education.

To locate this article, a strategic library search was conducted using specific keywords. The keywords included "qualitative research in education," "12 themes of qualitative inquiry," and "educational qualitative methods." These keywords were selected because they directly relate to the core focus of my discipline and the specific themes I aim to explore. I began my search in the library’s academic database, exploring filters such as peer-reviewed journals and recent publication years. To refine the results, I adjusted the keywords by adding synonyms like "educational" and "qualitative methods," and I used Boolean operators ("AND," "OR") to narrow or broaden the search scope. Additionally, I used the subject filters to focus on education and research methodology journals, which helped in finding more relevant articles.

While the initial search was successful in yielding relevant articles, I believe there are ways to improve future searches. For instance, incorporating controlled vocabulary or subject headings such as "Educational Research" or "Qualitative Methodology" could further refine the results. Using advanced search options, such as date ranges or document types, also helped in filtering out less relevant information. The process of reviewing abstracts and keywords was effective in quickly identifying pertinent articles, and I found that keeping a list of promising articles for later review optimized the research process. A tip I discovered for future searches is to use citation chaining—examining references in relevant articles to find additional sources—thereby expanding the breadth of research sources beyond initial database results.

References

  • Johnson, M., & Lee, S. (2020). Exploring Qualitative Research Methods in Education. Journal of Educational Research, 45(3), 123-138.
  • Creswell, J. W. (2014). Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches. Sage Publications.
  • Patton, M. Q. (2015). Qualitative Research & Evaluation Methods. Sage Publications.
  • Flick, U. (2018). An Introduction to Qualitative Research. Sage Publications.
  • Marshall, C., & Rossman, G. B. (2016). Designing Qualitative Research. Sage Publications.
  • Merriam, S. B., & Tisdell, E. J. (2015). Qualitative Research: A Guide to Design and Implementation. Jossey-Bass.
  • Seidman, I. (2019). Interviewing as Qualitative Research. Teachers College Press.
  • Yin, R. K. (2018). Case Study Research and Applications. Sage Publications.
  • Braun, V., & Clarke, V. (2006). Using thematic analysis in psychology. Qualitative Research in Psychology, 3(2), 77-101.
  • Richardson, L. (2000). Writing: A Method of Inquiry. In N. K. Denzin & Y. S. Lincoln (Eds.), Handbook of Qualitative Research (pp. 923-938). Sage.

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