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Researchers can employ a quantitative or qualitative approach, or a combination of the two. In quantitative studies, you often see tables of numerical data or graphs in the Results section. Qualitative studies, on the other hand, use interviews, focus groups, and observations to understand the participants’ perceptions. Rather than using statistics to summarize the study, these studies look at themes and present the material in words, phrases, and often paragraphs. Here you might see portions of transcribed interviews in the Results section. A mixed-methods approach, as the name implies, uses both quantitative and qualitative methods to answer the research questions. It is important to understand the methodological approach in any given article so that you may evaluate whether the research study was conducted appropriately.
In this Assignment, you return to your six peer-reviewed research articles, select two, and identify the research question and the associated methodological approach in each.
RESOURCES
Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.
Click the weekly resources link to access the resources.
WEEKLY RESOURCES
TO PREPARE
Review the Learning Resources on research methodologies, including the interactive media on quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods.
Revisit the six peer-reviewed articles you gathered on your topic in Weeks 2 and 3. Consider the research question and methodology the researchers have employed in each study.
Focus on two of the articles for this Assignment.
Note that in future weeks you will continue to work with the other articles as well, so do not discard them.
BY DAY 7
Select two of the six peer-reviewed research articles that you gathered in Weeks 2 and 3:
Identify the research question in each and provide justification.
Identify the methodological approach in each (qualitative, quantitative, mixed methods) and provide justification.
Use the Learning Resources to support your identification of the research question and methodology. Make sure to include appropriate APA citations and a reference list.Researchers can employ a quantitative or qualitative approach, or a combination of the two. In quantitative studies, you often see tables of numerical data or graphs in the Results section. Qualitative studies, on the other hand, use interviews, focus groups, and observations to understand the participants’ perceptions. Rather than using statistics to summarize the study, these studies look at themes and present the material in words, phrases, and often paragraphs. Here you might see portions of transcribed interviews in the Results section. A mixed-methods approach, as the name implies, uses both quantitative and qualitative methods to answer the research questions. It is important to understand the methodological approach in any given article so that you may evaluate whether the research study was conducted appropriately.
In this Assignment, you return to your six peer-reviewed research articles, select two, and identify the research question and the associated methodological approach in each.
RESOURCES
Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.
Click the weekly resources link to access the resources.
WEEKLY RESOURCES
TO PREPARE
Review the Learning Resources on research methodologies, including the interactive media on quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods.
Revisit the six peer-reviewed articles you gathered on your topic in Weeks 2 and 3. Consider the research question and methodology the researchers have employed in each study.
Focus on two of the articles for this Assignment.
Note that in future weeks you will continue to work with the other articles as well, so do not discard them.
BY DAY 7
Select two of the six peer-reviewed research articles that you gathered in Weeks 2 and 3:
Identify the research question in each and provide justification.
Identify the methodological approach in each (qualitative, quantitative, mixed methods) and provide justification.
Use the Learning Resources to support your identification of the research question and methodology. Make sure to include appropriate APA citations and a reference list.
SOCW-6301
Professor Michael Pelts
03/16/2024
Updated Library Searching
After a week of searching through the Walden Library, I added three additional peer-reviewed mental health and justice research publications to my collection. I have added three more articles to my collection. These new sources include a wealth of information on mental health intervention design, judicial justice for refugees and victims of sexual misconduct/assault, and community-based psychosocial support initiatives.
Liebling et al. (2024) examined South Sudanese refugees in Northern Uganda and their views on sexual misconduct and torture. The article examines survivors’ “viable justice” concept and the necessity for survivor-led justice initiatives that blend old-style and transitional justice with social justice. These findings demonstrate the need for survivor-focused justice models, which combine traditional and transitional justice protocols with social justice concepts (Liebling et al., 2024). This source will be vital as my research focuses on refugee justice and mental health treatment barriers and the need for culturally appropriate and survivor-focused solutions.
Lai (2023) stresses the need to revolutionize social work and policy by emphasizing well-being as social justice. Social justice should include distributive fairness, human dignity, equal worth, and self-esteem, according to Lai. This perspective fits my interest in how social work interventions might support refugees and asylum seekers with mental health difficulties. In highlighting structural inequality and social cohesion, Lai’s article is fundamental. Consequently, it offers mental health policy and intervention development recommendations.
Bragin (2020) highlights Global South community-based psychological assistance programs for violence victims and their communities. Bragin stresses the need for contextualized interventions that address individual, interpersonal, and structural violence. This work supports my study on trauma-informed treatments for marginalized populations and community empowerment in healing and recovery.
These articles will help me fully understand mental health and justice interventions, frameworks, and community-based programs. They explore mental health, social justice, and community wellness. My research will combine these ideas to form a philosophy driving my social work practice and advocacy.
Keywords: Mental health interventions; Justice-involved populations; Refugees and asylum seekers; Trauma-informed approach; and Community-based psychosocial support.
References
Bragin, M. (2020). Community Based Psychosocial Support-Lessons from the Global South. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Martha-Bragin/publication/369693324_Bragin_-Community_Based_Psychosocial_Support_Community_Based_Psychosocial_Support-Lessons_from_the_Global_South_Chapter_X/links/644c31984af788735245aa13/Bragin-Community-Based-Psychosocial-Support-Community-Based-Psychosocial-Support-Lessons-from-the-Global-South-Chapter-X.pdf
Lai, D. W. (2023). Social justice as well-being: a radical rethinking of social work and social policy. China Journal of Social Work, 16(3), 273-289. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/17525098.2023.2285049
Liebling, H. J., Barrett, H. R., Artz, L., & Shahid, A. (2024). Viable justice: survivors of sexual and gender-based violence and/or torture amongst South Sudanese refugees living in settlements in Northern Uganda. International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care. https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/IJMHSC-12-2022-0121/full/html
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