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ournal Week 4, Persistent Optimizing: How Mothers Make Food Choices for Their Preschool Children. Walden University NURS 3151c, Foundations of Nursing Research Journal Club Template for Qualitativ ... e Research Article This study source was downloaded by 100000834903101 from CourseHero.com on 11-01-2021 09:40:09 GMT -05:00 https://www.coursehero.com/file/63370918/week-4-assignmentdocx/ This study resource was shared via CourseHero.com 2 Purpose of study: To understand the reason for food choices mothers made for their preschool aged children. Research Design Constructivist grounded theory design was used for this study, this theory is a qualitative approach. Grounded theory improves understanding of the social process by methodically analyzing data collected about social relationship within a group setting (Gray et al., 2017, p. 28). Sample Selection After ethics board approval was obtained, mothers from public health services, early childhood and family planning centers were voluntarily recruited. 35 interviews were conducted with 18 mothers, average age of 30, who had varying incomes, backgrounds, and education levels. Their preschool children ranged in age from 3 to 5. Of the 18 mothers 17 had preschoolers at home, 16 were white and 2 Mi’kmaq, 14 had high schooler or higher and 14 lived within the city limits and 4 in the rural area. Then 12 mothers were unemployed, 11 were married or in a common-law relationship, 10 were low income, and 8 above the low-income rate (Walsh et al., 2015). Data Collection Methods Data collection done through a semi-structured approach with face-toface interviews initially with 16 months of data (Walsh et al., 2015). Field notes were analyzed using grounded theory methods. Grounded theory is used to produce real life experiences based on authentic events (Laureate Education, 2015). Plans for Data Analysis According to Walsh et al. (2015) used both the QRS international’s (2008) and NVivo 8 qualitative software data collection, coding, and analysis to compare data. Walsh et al. (2015) states both an initial phase and focused phased were used in this study. Strengths Strengths of this study include: The researcher changed the question [Show More]

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