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Descriptive, Explanatory and Evaluative Research
The three research purposes named in the teaching source, the verbs that signal each one, and how the purpose you choose constrains every later design decision.
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Exploratory, Constructive and Empirical Research
The three forms the research process takes — identifying a problem, testing theory and proposing solutions, and gaining evidence from observation — and how a project moves betwe…
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Inductive and Deductive Reasoning in Research
Generating explanations from data against collecting data to test a prior proposition — the two directions of inference and how each shapes sampling, analysis and claims.
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Mixed Methods Design: A Worked Example
Sequential explanatory design in practice - survey first, interviews second, with the qualitative sections deliberately mirroring the quantitative ones so the strands actually m…
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Qualitative and Quantitative Research Compared
Words versus numbers, judgment versus counting — the two major research designs, what each is good for, and why the choice follows the question rather than preference.
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Social Science Research: Why People Are Harder to Study
Unpredictability, a changing social world and participant awareness — the five characteristics that make social science research different, and what they cost a project research…
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Step 5: Designing Your Research
Choosing methods that answer your question, the half-research half-writing time rule, and three worked question-to-method examples from the source.
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