PR2

• Research Design


  Type of inquiry within qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approach that provides specific direction for procedures; strategies of inquiry
• Case Study


  • Analysis of persons, groups, events, decisions, periods, policies, institutions or other systems that are studied holistically by one or more methods
  • Investigates a phenomenon within its real-life context
• Ethnography


  • Study of cultural patterns of people and their perspective as a group
  • Involves their beliefs, values and attitudes
• Ground Theory


  • Development of theory directly based and grounded in data collected by the researcher
  • An approach that generates and modifies a theory
• Narrative Inquiry


  • Tales of experience or imagination that come naturally to human beings
• Phenomenology


  • A phenomenon is something you experience on Earth as a person
  • Aims at getting a thorough understanding of an individual's experience for the same person's realistic dealings with hard facts of life
• Sampling


  A process used in statistical analysis in which a predetermined number of observations taken in larger population
• Probability Sampling


  • Simple Random Sampling
  • Cluster Sampling
  • Systematic Sampling
  • Stratified Random Sampling
• Non-probability Sampling


  • Purposeful/Purposive Sampling
  • Quota Sampling
  • Snowball Sampling
• Types of Observation


  • Casual and Scientific Observation
  • Natural Observation
  • Subjective and Objective Observation
  • Direct and Indirect Observation
  • Participant and Non-participant Observation
  • Structured and Unstructured Observation
  • Controlled and Uncontrolled Observation
  • Covert and Overt Observation
• Interview


  A qualitative research technique which involves "conducting intensive individual interviews with a small number of respondents to explore their perspectives on a particular idea, program or situation"
• Types of Interviews

  • Structured Interview
  • Unstructured Interview
  • Semi-structured Interview
• Survey


  • Used to assess thoughts, opinions, and feelings
  • An already designed and validated survey instrument will ensure that the data being collected is accurate
  • When designing your own survey, it is necessary to pilot test the survey on a sample of your target group to ensure that the survey instrument is measuring what it intends to measure
• Types of Surveys

  • Self-Completion Survey
  • Interview-Based Survey