88). To make the non-experimental anthropological study of freshman in a dorm room experimental, a study could be constructed of multiple variable factors (such as high school grades, number of roommates, major, gender) to determine what variables we Continue Reading...
Comparing and Contrasting Experimental and Correlational Research DesignsThe two research methods are both quantitative research methods. Experimental research designs are mainly used to investigate causal relationships and studying relationships bet Continue Reading...
True" Experiments vs. Quasi-Experimental Designs
What qualities of the quasi-experimental design are evident in this study?
This study was specifically designed to test the efficacy of a new program designed to improve police responses to cases in Continue Reading...
categories of research designs: true experiment, factorial, quasi-experiment, and ex post facto. Under each broad category, there are a number of more specific research designs. For instance, a co-relational design in which the researcher aims to de Continue Reading...
100). Much of the focus of personnel selection using psychological testing was on new troops enlisting in the military during two world wars and the explosive growth of the private sector thereafter (Scroggins et al., 2008). Psychological testing fo Continue Reading...
fulfil two primary aims; first, it aims to present the methodology that will be employed to collect the data and structure the study; and second, it will also justify the choices of the chosen methods. The sub-categories thus tackled in this section Continue Reading...
Children With Conduct Disorder
It has been suggested that the following three treatments are the most conducive for helping children who have behavior related problems:
Family Therapy?
This treatment is focused towards the changes that have to be Continue Reading...
Social Work - Literature Review
A great deal of information and misinformation is available to adolescents today about sexual issues. The media, peers, parents, and schools are some of the places teenagers will obtain information about sex, however Continue Reading...
Defense Mechanisms
Psychologists, particularly psychodynamically-oriented psychologists, view defense mechanisms as allowing people to distance themselves from unpleasant feelings, thoughts, or behaviors. Defense mechanisms are typically categorized Continue Reading...
semi-structured interviews in this study. The subjects were randomly divided into two experimental groups and one control group. The treatment and control groups were as follows: (A) Family therapy plus Social Skills Training (SST) plus a placebo (B Continue Reading...
RRL#1
The following questions pertain to:
McMillan, S.C., & Small, B.J. (2007). Using the COPE intervention for family caregivers to improve symptoms of hospice homecare patients. Oncology Nursing Forum, 34(2), 313-21.
What is the purpose of t Continue Reading...
Scientific Research Collect Methods
Comment by Sabina:
Scientific research is obtainable through several methodologies, of which qualitative and quantitative methods are highly utilized. These two research methodology are highly used in the field o Continue Reading...
Intervention
Nursing Research
Using the COPE Intervention for Family Caregivers to Improve Symptoms of Hospice Homecare Patients: A Clinical Trial
This study was designed to test an intervention for hospice caregivers in order to help them better Continue Reading...
The researchers believe that future research should include studies with large enough sample sizes to assess whether factors associated with satisfaction vary by subgroup such as new graduates in the first year of practice. For instance, the study i Continue Reading...
Offender Reentry Program Proposal
The concept of offender "reentry" is beginning to take the corrections world by storm -- a much overdue storm. Reentry is the process of prisoners reentering society after a period of incarceration in a prison, jail Continue Reading...
growing recognition of the changing educational needs of college students, particularly those attending community colleges. In response to this awareness, reform efforts have been implemented in order to meet the needs of students. As reform efforts Continue Reading...
(Niglas, 2004)
Stated to be research questions that should guide the empirical study design are those as follows:
(1) How have quantitative and qualitative elements been related? What type of combined designs have been sued? What is the level of i Continue Reading...
Particularly Instrumental Case Study) Using Mixed Methods
According to Neuman (2003, p. 33), a case study is a research method in which the researcher "examines in-depth many features of a few cases over a duration of time. Cases can be individuals Continue Reading...