“Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose.” This quote by Zora Neale-Hurston gives people a different viewpoint on the idea of researching in general. However‚ it focuses on how research is not just an abstract concept and specifically how it should be done. The first part of the quote describes what research is‚ here formalized curiosity‚ and the second part deals with how one should conduct research‚ here searching for a specific something or purpose. Zora Neale
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QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY (PSY 212) LECTURER MR MATIKA ASSIGNMENT QUESTION: “Qualitative research methods are designed to help researchers understand individuals‚ the social and cultural context within which they stay. Understanding the phenomena from the point of view of the individual and its particular social and institutional context is largely lost when textual data is quantified” (Myers‚ 1997). Discuss the above statement in relation to qualitative and quantitative approaches
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TOPIC: Qualitative research is often said to be without structure‚ process and rigor. Discuss. NAME: Jepter Lorde SUBJECT: Qualitative Research Methods ABSTRACT The continued academic tension between qualitative and quantitative inquiry has continued unabated. Scholarship since the 1980s‚ to redefine both paradigms‚ attempt to bring balance and importance of the respective contribution of both research processes. This has resulted in an interesting shift for “ensuring structure‚ process and rigor”
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Q1: What is the meaning of Reliability and validity in research context? Ans: Reliability Reliability in research means that an instrument yields the same results again and again on every trial. There may be difference in the results; therefore we use more and less reliable instrument for a specific research. A more reliable instrument is often called as stable instrument (that instrument which gives same or very closer results) where as less reliable instrument is often called unstable
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3.2 Research Approach Research is a systematic investigation that is used to seek answers to questions‚ while the methodology is a system of rules that are explicit and built on which the survey is based and against which knowledge claims are generally valued (Nachamias et al.‚ 1996). The research is performed on the basis of the theory that was extracted from the study of the deep literature and helps to interpret and collect the data. The theory serves as a basis to conduct the research. A research
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undertaking a quantitative study? Does your study take an experimental approach to answer questions? Are you making a prediction about the phenomenon being studied? If your answer to these questions is ’yes’‚ then you will need a hypothesis‚ but if it is ’no’ then you will need a research question. This is because a hypothesis is a statement that is tested by experiment(s) to confirm or deny the phenomenon Turning now to a research question‚ if you are incorporating a research question rather
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organize themselves using ‘national culture’ and ‘cultural diversity’ as discursive resources is critically discussed‚ with special attention paid to the limitations of her research approach. This review proceeds as follows. First‚ the theoretical framework is briefly outlined in which Barinaga embeds the specific angle of her research project. Then follows a critical description of the international team she followed‚ her chosen method of observation and the findings she presents. Finally‚ the potential
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This essay talks about qualitative research. It is to discuss my understanding of qualitative research from my reading and discussion in qualitative research class. It briefly covers the definition of qualitative research‚ research paradigms‚ research designs‚ and characteristics of qualitative research. It also describes the strengths and weaknesses of qualitative research‚ differences with quantitative‚ data collection and data analysis techniques of qualitative studies. The last part of this essay
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Survey research Survey research is often used to assess thoughts‚ opinions‚ and feelings.[1] Survey research can be specific and limited‚ or it can have more global‚ widespread goals. Today‚ survey research is used by a variety of different groups. Psychologists and sociologists often use survey research to analyze behavior‚ while it is also used to meet the more pragmatic needs of the media‚ such as‚ in evaluating political candidates‚public health officials‚ professional organizations‚ and advertising and marketing
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affected how women perceive themselves compared to celebrity women in the media today? Business Research Methods UO5115C Hemis Number: 440759 Degree: Marketing BA (Hons) Seminar Tutor: Kajal Sharma Title How has Dove’s Marketing Campaign “Real Beauty” affected how women perceive themselves compared to celebrity women in the media today? Research Statement The aim of this research is to investigate how women feel about themselves and their body images since Dove’s marketing campaign
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