RESEARCH PROJECT WITH GOD

• Research


  Careful study that is done to find and report new knowledge about something
• Research


  The formal and disciplined application of scientific inquiry to the study of problem
• Ethics


  Norms and conducts that distinguish between acceptable and unacceptable behavior
• Ethics in research


  Helps establish the moral integrity of the research
• Principles of research ethics


  • Honesty
  • Objectivity
  • Integrity
  • Carefulness
  • Openness
  • Respect for Intellectual Property
  • Confidentiality
  • Social responsibility
  • Competence
  • Legality
  • Animal Care
• Quantitative research collects data in the form of numbers
• Qualitative research collects data in the form of words or statements
• Quantitative research


  • Seeks to confirm hypotheses about phenomena
  • Instruments use more rigid style of eliciting and categorizing responses to questions
  • Use highly structured methods such as questionnaires, surveys, and structured observation
  • To quantify variation
  • To predict causal relationships
  • To describe characteristics of a population
  • To describe variation
• Qualitative research


  • Seeks to explore phenomena
  • Instruments use more flexible, iterative style of eliciting and categorizing responses to questions
  • Use semi-structured methods such as in-depth interviews, focus groups, and participant observation
  • To describe and explain relationships
  • To describe individual experiences
  • To describe group norms
• Quantitative research questions answer what and why
• Qualitative research questions answer how
• Quantitative research usually does literature review before the study
• Qualitative research may do literature review as the study progresses
• Quantitative research develops theory
• Qualitative research tests theory
• Quantitative research is objective
• Qualitative research is subjective
• Quantitative research is measurable
• Qualitative research is interpretive
• Quantitative research uses deductive reasoning
• Qualitative research uses inductive reasoning
• Quantitative research establishes relationships and causation
• Qualitative research describes meaning and discovery
• Quantitative research uses close-ended questions
• Qualitative research uses open-ended questions
• Quantitative research data is numerical
• Qualitative research data is textual
• Quantitative research design is stable from beginning to end
• Qualitative research design is flexible and iterative
• Quantitative research has an important role for the researcher
• Qualitative research has an important role for the researcher
• Qualitative research gathers and presents data in words, descriptions, pictures, or meanings
• Qualitative research gives importance to the process
• Qualitative research uses inductive reasoning in analyzing data
• Qualitative research is concerned with meanings and interpretations
• Qualitative research allows for detailed and in-depth examination of issues
• Qualitative research gives participants the opportunity to respond in their own words
• Qualitative research quality is dependent on the individual skills of the researcher
• Qualitative research rigor is more difficult to maintain, assess, and demonstrate
• Qualitative research analysis and interpretation is time consuming due to the volume of data