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RESEARCH DESIGN-

MEANING, PURPOSES,
TYPES: DESCRIPTIVE
AND EXPLORATORY

Done by-
Delia,
2nd year MSW
MEANING OF RESEARCH DESIGN
 Decisions regarding what, where, when, how
much, by what means concerning an inquiry or a
research study constitute a research design.
 The research design is the conceptual structure

within which research is conducted, it constitutes


the blueprint for the collection, measurement and
analysis of data.
 The research design provides the back bone

structure of the study, it supports the study and


hold it’s together.
 Research design is planning a strategy for

conducting research.
DEFINITIONS
 A Research design is a plan, structure and
strategy of investigation so conceived as to obtain
answers to research questions or problems. The
plan is to complete scheme or programme of the
research. It includes an outline of what the
investigation will do from writing the hypotheses
and their operational implications to the final
analysis of data. [Kerlinger 1986: 279]
 A traditional research design is a blueprint or

detailed plan for how a research study is to be


completed- operationalising variables so they can
be measured, selecting a sample of interest to
study, collecting data to be used as a basis for
testing hypotheses and analyzing the
results[ Thyer 1993:94].
FUNCTIONS OF A RESEARCH
DESIGN

Black and Champion( 1976) have given three


important functions of research design. They
are:

 It provides the blueprint for research.


 It limits the boundaries of research activity.
 It enables investigation to anticipate
potential problems.
Ahuja( 2007) explains that the research
designing proceeds in eight phases :

 Stating the problem


 Review of other studies
 Operationalising concepts
 Identifying variables of the study
 Fixing sample
 Specifying tools of study
 Designing the kind of analysis
 Fixing time schedule and budget
NEED FOR RESEARCH DESIGN
A research design tells the researcher about the
methodologies adopted for research work.
 Research design is needed because it facilitates

the smooth sailing of the various research


operations, thereby making research as efficient as
possible yielding maximum information with
minimal expenditure of effort, time and money.
 Just as for better, economical and attractive

construction of a house, we need a blueprint


prepared by the architect, similarly we need a
research or a plan in advance of data of data
collection and analysis for our research project.
PURPOSES OF RESEARCH DESIGN
The two basic purposes of research design are:

 To provide answers to the research questions


 It maintains control to avoid bias that may affect
the outcomes.
 It organize the study in a certain way while being
aware and caution about potential disadvantages.
CHARACTERISTICS OF A GOOD
RESEARCH DESIGN
 A good research design is one which decreases
bias and increases dependability of the data
collected and investigated.
 A research design appropriate for a particular

research problem, usually involves the


consideration of the following factors:-
1. The means of obtaining information

2. The availability and skills of the researcher and


his/her staff
3. The objective of the problem to be studied

4. The nature of the problem to be studied and,

5. The availability of time and money for the


research work.
RESEARCH DESIGN VERSUS RESEARCH
METHOD
RESEARCH DESIGN RESEARCH METHOD

Research design is the Research methods are


overall structure of a the procedures that are
research project. used to collect and
analyze data.
 Research design is different from the method by

which data are collected.


 Thus the main difference between research

methods and research design is that ‘research


design is the overall structure of the research study
whereas research methods are the various
processes, procedures and tools used to collect and
analyze data.
TYPES OF RESEARCH DESIGN
 Descriptive research design
 Exploratory research design

 Diagnostic research design

 Experimental research design

 Quasi experimental research design

 Cross sectional research design

 The longitudinal research design

 Case study design

 Comparative research design


DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH DESIGN
 Descriptive research design is defined as a
research method that describes the characteristics
of a population or phenomenon studied.
 This methodology focus more on “what” of the

research subject than the “why” of the research


subject.
 The descriptive research primarily focuses on

descriptive the nature of a demographic segment


without focusing on “why” a particular
phenomenon occurs.
 Rigid design

 Structured instruments for data collection

 Pre-planned design for analysis.


This type of research design should give focus
on the following:
a) Formulating the objective of the study

b) Designing the methods of data collection

c) Selecting the sample

d) Collecting the data

e) Processing and analysing the data.

f) Reporting the findings

There are 3 distinctive methods to conduct


descriptive research. They are:
 Observational method

 Case study method

 Survey research
EXPLORATORY RESEARCH DESIGN
 Exploratory research studies are also known as
formulative research studies.
 It is defined as a research used to investigate a

problem which is not clearly defined.


 It is conducted to have a better understanding of

the existing problem but will not provide


conclusive results.
 More flexible

 Done in the field where there is little knowledge

available.
 Discovery of ideas and insights
Generally, the following 3 methods in the context of
research design for such studies are talked about:
a) Survey of concerning literature: literature
review. Hypotheses can either be reviewed from
earlier works or their validity can be appraised
for future research.
b) The experience survey: means the survey of
people who have had practical experience with
the problem to be studied.
c) The analysis of insight stimulating examples: is
also a fruitful method for suggesting hypotheses
for research. This method consists of the
intensive study of selected instances of the
phenomenon in which one is interested.
REFERENCES
 Kumar, R. (2014). Research Methodology: A Step-by-Step Guide
for Beginners (4th ed.). SAGE Publications Ltd.
https://www.cusb.ac.in/images/cusb-files/2020/el/cbs/MCCOM2
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 Kumar,R. (2010). ‘ Research Methodology: A step by step Guide
for beginners’[third edition]. (E-book). SAGE publications Ltd.
 Creswell, J. W. (2021b). Research Design: Qualitative,
Quantitative and Mixed Methods Approaches (4th ed.). SAGE
Publications, Inc.
http://www.drbrambedkarcollege.ac.in/sites/default/files/Researc
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