Qualitative vs. Quantitative Methods in Education Research All educational (and other) research falls into two broad methodological categories: qualitative and quantitative (Lincoln & Denzin, 1994; Charles, 1998; Merriam, 1998; Holliday, 2001). Continue Reading...
On the other hand, qualitative research is process oriented and usually seeks the methods by which individuals draw certain conclusions about the information under scrutiny. It is more aligned with studies on social systems that have numerous variab Continue Reading...
Field study research, including marketing focus groups and one-on-one questionnaires, beta-testing of a product by real consumers, and other qualitative endeavors, shows the real, lived experience of individuals, and how they will relate to the pro Continue Reading...
Some specific examples of this include the following: Quantitative methods are used to construct the sample of participants to the drug test or clinical trial Quantitative methods are used to describe the features of the participants, such as thei Continue Reading...
Discussion of the Differences Between Quantitative and Qualitative Research Q1. How does a research problem/question guide the determination to conduct a quantitative versus a qualitative research study? In general, qualitative research is explorator Continue Reading...
A number of researchers think that qualitative and quantitative methodologies cannot be pooled because the assumptions fundamental to each tradition are so greatly different. "Other researchers think they can be used in combination only by alternat Continue Reading...
d.). Most people's literature reviews experience the following issues: lacking organization and arrangement, lacking focus, agreement and consistency, being recurring and wordy, failing to cite significant papers, failing to keep up with fresh progr 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...
The sportsmen and the team enter competition to win prizes and they end up as winners, runner ups, or other positions, which are crucial in sports; they come in first place or second place and yet score that many goals. The performances of the sport Continue Reading...
More importantly, our appreciative and participatory stance with our co-researchers has allowed us to witness and learn about the cutting edge of leadership work in such a way that is and feels qualitatively different from other research traditions Continue Reading...
Consider how qualitative and quantitative research methods complement one another, and consider the role of mixed methods designs. Quantitative and qualitative social science study techniques have, for long, remained discrete, barely overlapping, sph Continue Reading...
Research Methodology and DesignThis study uses a flexible research design with a questionnaire/interview methodology for collecting data, which is appropriate as this descriptive qualitative case study aims to identify key social issues perceived to Continue Reading...
knowledge is so vast that no one really knows everything. One often discovers that what they know about something is not accurate or utterly wrong (Taflinger, 2011). Research is normally conducted for two main reasons, i.e., to learn the facts arou Continue Reading...
Steps in Content Analysis: There are ten steps in content analysis including: (1) copying and reading the transcript and making notes where pertinent information is located: (2) reviewing notes and making a list of the various information types loca Continue Reading...
Introduction to the Problem Designing effective support services for students with autism remains one of the most pressing needs in special education (Creswell, 2013). Autism is described as being a spectrum because of its diverse manifestations. The Continue Reading...
experimental strategies of inquiry. Quantitative methods: Surveys vs. experiments Surveys are primarily used to compile data on a particular phenomenon. Cross-sectional studies attempt to encapsulate a phenomenon that is occurring at a particular Continue Reading...
Quantitative vs. Qualitative Research According to Lopez-Alvarado (2017) and Muijs (n.d.), research design decisions are linked to ontology and epistemology. Ontology refers to the researcher’s beliefs about whether reality is absolute or conte Continue Reading...
According to both testimonials and statistics, educated people report higher levels of personal happiness and job satisfaction. In her book, Nickel and Dimed, comfortably wealthy author Barbara Ehrenreich reports being taken out for a "$30 lunch an Continue Reading...
Unlike primary data that are time-consuming, the secondary data is less time consuming, and a research could collect secondary data to answer the research questions as well as achieving research objectives. Boslaug (2007) argues that the economy is Continue Reading...
Scientific method is a systematic method of testing hypotheses in research. The four steps are as follows: Step 1: "Observation and description of a phenomenon or group of phenomena" (Introduction to the scientific method, 2012, University of Rochest Continue Reading...
Persistence (also called retention) is defined as remaining enrolled in the institution, presumably until degree attainment or completion. Online courses can help students achieve this, because they provide options for learning that were previously Continue Reading...
Spotlighting Samplings 4 Qualitative Research Research Choices 6 the Phenomenology Method The Ethnography Method DEPTH Four Qualitative Approach Comparison Strengths and Critiques of Case Studies "A research design indicates the full research p Continue Reading...
ContentsPART A: INTRODUCTION 2Statement of the problem 2Research questions 2Objectives 3Scope of the study 3PART B: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY. 3PART C: TESTING OF THE DATA COLLECTION METHOD 10PART D: DATA ANALYSIS 10PART E: REFLECTION 11PART F: VALIDITY A Continue Reading...
Mixed Method Qualitative, quantitative, mixed methodologies Quantitative, qualitative and mixed methodology research Quantitative methodologies tend to be data-driven in nature. The presumption of the correct 'way of knowing' in quantitative rese Continue Reading...
Planning, Developing, And Designing Research Compare and contrast reliability and validity in nursing research. "Reliability refers to the extent to which assessments are consistent" (Reliability and Validity, 2012, FCIT). A reliable research study Continue Reading...
Although more time consuming and costly, mixed-methods research can also be more fruitful than either qualitative or quantitative methods alone. Mixed methods combine qualitative and quantitative in ways that are suitable for answering a complex set Continue Reading...
Topic 1 Reliability and validity are often misunderstood and not given much notice in research articles. Using any example, demonstrate how you would correctly describe these two terms to a nurse prepared at a bachelor's degree level or below. T Continue Reading...
The benefit of creating the term at this point is that lawmakers and prosecutors and defense lawyers will all be aware of the growth of the term as it moves through the judicial birth canal and is delivered in its full meaning, with all its parts in Continue Reading...
Methodology for Why Having a College Education is More Beneficial as Opposed to not Having a College EducationIntroductionThe purpose of this research study is to investigate the benefits of having a college education as opposed to not having a colle Continue Reading...
Qualitative Research for Public AdministrationPublic administrators are often coping with scarce resources and high levels of needs. Using quantitative data to support decision-making is common to justify cost-benefit analysis. However, ultimately, p Continue Reading...
Decreased Usage of Nuclear Energy: Qualitative-Content Analysis ADissertation Presentedusing the Qualitative Content-Analysis inPartial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor ofManagement in Environmental and Social Sustainability Continue Reading...
Based on the method the researcher use to conduct analysis, the data analysis presented is appropriate because the researcher use combination of both qualitative and quantitative methods in the data analysis. Interpretation of Results The interpr Continue Reading...
Jones, 2006), a qualitative study, to (Humar, 2001), a quantitative study, both studies were conducted for the same problem of serious venous catheter-related infections. Both studies were conducted for the same purpose of determining effective meth Continue Reading...
Research instruments fall into two broad categories: those compiled by the researcher him or herself in the form of recorded observations, logs, and rating scales and those completed by the interview subject him or herself in the form of questionnair Continue Reading...
Good researchers tend to pull methods out of a tool kit as they are needed" (2006, p. 54). Notwithstanding these criticisms and constraints, though, most social researchers seem to agree that classification by some type of research paradigm is a use Continue Reading...
In various trials in which learners were presented with different formats of video- only, auditory-only, combinations of both, and formats combining each with note-taking by students, researchers have determined that results are comparable, althoug Continue Reading...
Qualitative Study. The existence, if any, performance difference between students in online and traditional learning environments has yet to be conclusively determined; though several studies have found no significant difference in performance, th Continue Reading...
