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The Nature of Research
Research MethodologyChapter 1
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Topics co$ered
%e&nition of research Reasons for doing research
Applications of research
Characteristics and re'uire(ents ofresearch process
Types of research
%i)erences bet*een 'ualitati$e+'uantitati$e and (i,ed (ethodsapproaches
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Research- .hat does it(ean/
0Research is a structured in'uiry thatutilises acceptable scienti&c(ethodology to sol$e proble(s and
creates ne* no*ledge that isgenerally applicable23 4Grinnell1556-#7
0a syste(atic in$estigation to &ndans*ers to a proble(3 48urns+
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Reasons for doing research
To understand a &eld you arestudying:*oring in
To e,plain and &nd ans*ers inrelation to *hat you percei$e
To critically e,a(ine certain aspects
To (ae changes
To &nd ans*ers to theoretical'uestions
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Application of research
E,a(ine your o*n &eld
Methodologists ha$e de$elopedresearch (ethods to understandyour speci&c area
There are (any di)erent proceduresand techni'ues
Reliability and $alidity depends onthe soundness of the research(ethods adopted
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Figure 121 The applications of
research
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Characteristics and re'uire(ents ofresearch process
Collecting+ analysing and interpretation ofinfor(ation to ans*er 'uestions (ustre'uire certain characteristics-
Controlled Rigorous
Syste(atic
;alid and $eri&able E(pirical
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Types of research
Mode of en'uiry to &nd ans*ers to a researchproble( underpinned by di)erent philosophies- Quantitative approachor the structured
approach
Qualitative approachor the unstructuredapproach
Mixed methods approach
The choice of approach depends on Aim of enquiry< e,ploration+ con&r(ation or
'uanti&cation2
Use of the ndings< policy for(ulation or processunderstanding2
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Figure 12! Types of research
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The (i,ed (ethodsapproach
Co(bine (ultiple (ethods of di)erent paradig(s4'uantitati$e :'ualitati$e 7 to i(pro$e &ndings
Ad$antages- Enhances research possibilities
8etter for (ore co(ple, situations
Enrich(ent of data
Collecting additional research e$idence
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More data (eans (ore *or and resources Re'uires additional and di$erse sills
Contacting t*o study populations
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=aradig(s of research
For( the basis of research(ethodology
>uantitati$e approach 4syste(atic+scienti&c or positi$ist approach tosocial en'uiry7
>ualitati$e approach 4ethnographic+ecological or naturalistic approach7
Mi,ed (ethods approach4co(bination of 'uantitati$e and
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Table 12! %i)erences bet*een'ualitati$e+ 'uantitati$e and (i,ed
(ethods approaches
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