Research 97: Inquiries, Investigations and Immersion (February 1 - 5, 2021)
Research 97: Inquiries, Investigations and Immersion (February 1 - 5, 2021)
Why is research
important?
Looking back…
Gather relevant
Improve quality of life
information
Personal and
Understand history professional
development
Salient
Characteristics of a
Quality Research
• Empirical
• Analytical/Mathematical
• Systematic / Logical
• Cyclical
• Reliable
Choose and define
a topic
Qualitative Quantitative
• Subjective • Objective
• Research questions answers what and • Research questions answer how many
why or strength of relationship or difference
• Literature review may be done as the • Literature review is usually done before
study progresses the study
• Develops theory
• Tests theory
• Interpretive
• Measurable
• Reports rich narrative, individual
interpretation • Reports statistical analysis
• Basic analysis is words / ideas • Basic element of analysis is numbers
Research Approaches
Qualitative Quantitative
Ethnography Descriptive
Phenomenology Correlational
Narrative Causal-
Comparative
Grounded Theory Experimental
Case study
What have you learned so far?
(Answer the take - away questions as your written output for this lesson)