NSG 3301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Symbolic Interactionism, Albert Bandura, Conceptual Framework
1 Feb 2017
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Topic researchers select a phenomenon to focus on, in which there are many potential problems. Hypothesis or statement of purpose: quantitative key variables, relationships, population, qualitative. Naturalists start with a focus but let the research question emerge as the study continues without any boundaries: mixed methods either 2 questions or 1 question with 2 methods applied, developing a research questions. Starts with an idea that is influenced directly via interests, clinical practice, funding, health research priorities (government), or indirectly by social contexts or things that we are reading/hearing about. Some research priorities in canada mental health, palliative care, cancer, etc. Social issues (global, political, relevant to health care community) The funding agency"s research priorities: development of research problem is a creative process; researchers look to ask many questions (ex. The background, ethnicities, number of patients, nurse behaviours etc. : evaluating research problems. Is it feasible? (equipment, money, experience, participants, time) Critical social theory addresses power imbalances between advantaged and disadvantaged groups.
