Maria Teresa P. Dominguez RSH 630 Research Seminar I Prof. Elmer De Jose Types of Descriptive Research Generally‚ descriptive studies are of several types‚ These are (1) case studies‚ (2) surveys‚ (3) developmental studies‚ (4) follow-up studies‚ (5) documentary analyses‚ (6) trend analyses‚ (7) and correlational studies. DEVELOPMENTAL STUDIES If your study intends to get reliable Information about the similarities of children at various ages‚ how they differ at age levels
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PART ONE Introduction to Qualitative Research CHAPTER 1 The Nature of Qualitative Research: Development and Perspectives This chapter is an attempt to trace the background of qualitative research‚ its development and its main features. It also focuses on some epistemological and methodological issues. The aim is to put the more pragmatic and practical sections in the book into a theoretical and methodological context. Qualitative research is a form of social inquiry that focuses
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There are three types of rewards that may or may not be equally distributed within a society. These rewards include wealth‚ power and prestige. Furthermore‚ there are three basic types of societies identified by Morton Fried in which the equal or non-equal distribution of these rewards may occur. These societies include that of an egalitarian society‚ a ranked society‚ and a stratified society. Egalitarian societies do not rely on wealth or power. Instead‚ people in this type of society
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A Companion to QUALITATIVE RESEARCH A Companion to QUALITATIVE RESEARCH Edited by Uwe Flick‚ Ernst von Kardorff and Ines Steinke Translated by Bryan Jenner SAGE Publications London ● Thousand Oaks ● New Delhi Translation © 2004 This English edition first published 2004 Originally published in the series “rowohlts enzyklopädie” under the title QUALITATIVE FORSHCHUNG – Ein Handbuch Copyright © 2000 Rowohlt Ttaschenbuch Verlag GmbH‚ Reinbek bei Hamburg Apart from any fair
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Types of Research Methods Evidence of effectiveness Research Method LOW DescriptiveQualitative (Ethnography/ Case Study) DescriptiveQuantitative This is … Detailed descriptions of specific situation(s) using interviews‚ observations‚ document review You describe things as they are. Numerical descriptions (frequency‚ average) You measure things as they are. Correlational/ Regression Analyses Quasiexperimental Quantitative analyses of the strength of relationships
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As proved in Emile Durkheim’s sociological research project‚ Suicide‚ people who end their lives tend to be categorized in three types of suicides: egoistic‚ altruistic‚ and anomic (Zulke 19). Egoistic suicide relates to individuals who feel they are isolated from society and detached from others‚ inevitably leading one to believe that suicide is the appropriate solution to avoid becoming a burden. Alternatively‚ however‚ altruistic suicide correlates with people who view their life as less valuable
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There are three basic types of relationships. The kind that works so smoothly‚ the one that works decently but there are a couple of bumps‚ and the one that the two sides are both positive ends of a magnet and they are repelling each other. This is especially true for the relationship between the state and the citizens. In a utopian society‚ there would be no need for the state and the citizens only one large group of people; unfortunately‚ the world today is not a utopian society. However‚ there
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REPORTERS Objectives: 1. To identify the main characteristic of grounded theory. 2. ------------------------------------------------- To critically evaluate the methodology of grounded theory. Grounded Theory Grounded theory was developed in 1960’s by two sociologist‚ (Glaser and Strauss‚ 1967) one of whom (Strauss) had strong theoretical training in symbolic interaction. One of their earliest studies was grounded theory on dying in hospitals in which the prime controllable variable was
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Research Review: A Qualitative Study of Patient Needs and Preferences at Discharge following an AMI Grand Canyon University NRS 433 V February 26‚ 2011 Research Review: A Qualitative Study of Patient Needs and Preferences at Discharge following an AMI Introduction Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of deaths worldwide and is responsible for one-third of all deaths in the United States (Scrutinio‚ Temporelli‚ Passantino‚ & Giannuzzi‚ 2009). Inpatient interventions are utilized
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risk of an eating disorder. What exactly is an eating disorder? An eating disorder is an disorder where you have irregular eating habits. There are more than just one type of eating disorder. In this essay you will learn the different types of eating disorders‚ the different between what is healthy and what isn’t‚ and the effects of an eating disorder. There are many different types of eating disorders and it is important that you know how to identify them. The three types of eating disorders that
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