Research Chapter 3

Theory

systemic explanation about some aspects of reality.

Person who is contributing the research (Quantitive Term)

-subject

-study participant.

Person who is contributing to the the research (Qualative Term)

-study participant.

-key informant/informant..

Person undertaking the study (Quantative)

-Researcher

-Investigator

Person Undertaking the study (Qualitative)

• Research

• Investigator

What is being investigated (Quantitive)

-concepts

-constructs

-variables

Qualititative (What is being investigated)

Phenoma

Concepst.

System of Organizing Concepts (Quantitive)

-Theory

-Theortical framework

-Conceptual framework and Conceptual Model

Qualitative (System of organizing concepts)

-Theory

-Conceptual Framework

-Sentizing model

Connections between concepts (Quantative)

Relationships

(cause and effect)

Qualtitive (connections between concepts)

-Patterns of association.

Logical Reasoning process (Quantative)

Deductive Reasoning.

Logical reasoning process (Qualitiative)

Inductive reasoning.

Logical reasoning process (Quantative)

Deductive Reasoning

Information gathered: Quantative

Data (numerical value)

Information gathered: Qualitative

-Data (Narrative Prescriptions)

Variable

A characteristic or quality that takes on different values that is something varies from one person to the next.

Homogenous

-limited area ability.

Heterogenous

-high area ability

Independent variable

presumed cause.

-direction of influence

Dependent variable

-outcome or effect

-casual link

Types of variables

-Continous

-Discrete

-Catergorical

-Dichotomous

-Attribute variable vs Active Variable

Conceptual

the abstract or theortical meaning of a concept being studied.

Operational

operations a researcher must perform to collect desire data.

Relationship

bond or connection between phenoma.

casual relationship

cause and effect.

associative relationships

functional

Major classes of Quantitative Research: Experimental Research

-clinical trial

-Researchers actively introduce intervention or treatment.

Major Classes of Quantitative Research: Non Experimental Research

-Observational study

-Researcher collect data without intervening or introducing treatments.

(Qualitative Research, Disciplinary Tradition) Qualitative Descriptive Research

taking statements looking at patterns of association.

(Qualitative Research, Disciplinary Tradition) Grounded Research

research rooted in sociology.

-understanding physogical processes that occurs in social settings.

(Qualitative Research, Disciplinary Tradition) Phenomenology

studies lived of lived experiences of humans.

Qualitative Research: Disciplinary Tradition Ethrongraphy

-study of anthropology

-looks at culture settings.

Majors steps of quantitive research: phase 1 conceptual phase

what concept do you want to research.

Major steps of Quantitative Research; Phase 2 Design and Planning phase

-researchers decide on the methods they will use to address the research question.

Major steps of Quantitative Research, Empirical Phase

-collect data and prepare it analysis.

Major steps of Quantitative Data; Phase 4 Analytic phase

analyzing data and interpert results.

Major steps of Quantitative Research; Dissemination Phase

talk about findings and how we can ultitize it in practice.

Activites in Qualitative Studies

1. Conceptualizing and planning the study: Identify a research problem.( A. Do a research literature review B. Select and gaining Entree to research sites. C. Develop an overall approach to qualitative Studies. D. Address Ethetical issues)

2. Conduct the study.

3. Dissementing the findings.

Contents of Journal Articles

Abstraction- a short summary, (lets you know if an article is helpful)

Introduction- Introducing you to what you’re reading.

Method Selection- What You Did.

Results- Findings.

Discussions- What conclusions are you drawing.

IMRAD- Introduction, Results, And, Discussions.