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Assignment 3: Preparing your research – Part B.1

Read the case study 3.14
Discuss your thinking about the researchers’ reasoning.
(270 words)

This case study is in the 4th edition. It concerns Holdaway, a police officer who was conducting research on his own police service. It is discussed under ‘case study design’ in chapter 3 and has an ethical focus.

Or find another case study with an ethical slant to discuss.

Research Design
John Creswell
4th Edition
Research in focus 3.14
A case Study

Research in focus 3.14
A case study Holdaway(1982, 1983) was a police officer who was also conducting doctoral research on his own police service, which was located in a city. His main research method was ethnography, whereby he was a participant observer who observed interaction, listened to conversations, examined documents, and wrote up his impressions and experiences in field notes. Holdaway’s superiors did not know that he was conducting research on his own force, so that he was a covert researcher. This is a controversial method on ethical grounds (see Chapters 6 & 19). Holdaway’s research provides insights into the nature of police work and the occupational culture with which officers surround themselves.

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Assignment 3: Preparing your research – Part B.2

Design a data collection tool and discuss why you think this is suitable for your purposes.

(540 words)