INQUISITIVE WORLD OF RESEACH

• RESEARCH - Systematic investigation that requires data to be collected, analyzed, and interpreted; results and conclusions are aimed at contributing to generalizable knowledge; must follow the scientific method
• CHARACTERISTICS OF RESEARCH - ACCURACY, OBJECTIVENESS, TIMELINESS, RELEVANCE, CLARITY, SYSTEMATIC
• INDUCTIVE - Aims to infer theoretical concepts and patters; known as 'THEORY BUILDING RESEARCH'; has specific information that turns to general unproven conclusion
• DEDUCTIVE - Aims to test concepts and patterns from theory using new empirical data; known as 'THEORY TESTING RESEARCH' ; has general statement, we process and we get specific information.
• QUALITATIVE -Inductive research; has general information; based onhe experiences and perceptions of individuals; involves collecting non-numerical data
• QUANTITATIVE - Deductive research; generalizability using controlled, value-neutral processes; collecting and analyzing numerical data; specific conclusion/general conclusion
• BASIC - Known as 'THEORETICAL RESEARCH'; aims to test existing or generate new theories to advance knowledge; identified when the research discovers new phenomena or new ideas of general interest.
• APPLIED - Aims to use the required knowledge in order to contribute to the understanding; identified when the research contributes to the solution of specific practical research or problems; resolved current problems to the society/solutions to the problems
• EMPIRICAL - Gathered through experience and direct data collection
• NON-EMPIRICAL - From introspection, vicarious experiences, and people's analysis of events; other's point of view
• SCIENTIFIC - Generalized body of laws and theories; explains a phenomenon acquired using the scientific method; can be imperfect or far from the truth-based on the various theories currently accepted at the time
• NON-SCIENTIFIC - Non-science is the other solver of human knowledge; involves religious, ethical, beliefs, moral precepts, and philosophical ideals
• EXPLORATORY - Conducted in new areas of inquiry; intends to scope out the magnitude of particular phenomenon, problem, or behavior, to generate new ideas; to test the feasibility of undertaking an extensive study regarding the phenomenon; investigate and under-researched aspect of life
• EXPLANATORY - Provides explanation regarding of observed phenomenon; answering the "WHY" and "HOW" questions; attempts to connect the dots; seeks to explain an aspect of social life
• DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH - Used to describe an aspect of life nonly; related to explanatory research but instead answers the 'WHO', 'WHAT', 'WHEN', and 'WHERE' questions; based on the scientific method; more reliable than descriptions provided by untrained individuals
• RESEARCH DESIGN - A strategic plan about answering the research questions; is a plan on how to collect, analyze, and interpret the research data; acts as a blueprint
• METHODOLOGY - Rationale for the research design; broader in terms of concepts on which it touches; justifies the data collection, analysis method, and procedures
• RESEARCH METHODS -Specific set of tools that a researcher uses throughout the study; these are the details that will be based on the methodology