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Research Process (3.common mistakes in research (insufficiently motivated…
Research Process
3.common mistakes in research
insufficiently motivated research questions
:!?:choosing pet problems
:!?:not real problems
pursuing research fads
:check:better choose timeless topics
unsearchable problems
favored research methods
:red_cross:dont choose question to suit the method
blind data mining
1.
paradigms of social research
:star:paradigms>mental models/ frames / belief systems
:explode:colored glasses> personal paradigms
example: western vs Asian on individualism
reconciling different perceptions for the same social phenomena
example: education improvement (liberal vs conservatives)
rational lens
social lens
political lens
Division
:red_flag:Postivism
:warning:only if can be tested/observed> science/knowledge
certain
:red_flag:Post- postivism
:warning: both testing & logical reasoning
subjectivists
critical realists
probabilistic
Burell Morgan
social science researcher's view & study on social aspects
fundamental philosophical assumptions
Epistemlogy
assumptions on how to study the world
objective
subjective
Ontology
assumption on how we see the world
social order
radical change
Paradigms of social research
Functionalism
:silhouettes:social order
:lock:objective
independent of the person doing
using standard data surveys
patterns/behaviors
functional components
postivisim
Interpretivism
:silhouettes:social order
:unlock:subjective
using interviews
post-postivism
Radical structuralism
:explode:Radical change
:lock:objective
Radical humanism
:explode:Radical change
:lock:subjective
2.Overview of Research Process
Iterative process
observation
rationalization
validation
Phases in a functionalistic approach
1.exploration
a.research questions
more broad topics
less of yes/no results
area of interest
b.literature review
purpose
1.survey current state of knowledge
2.find articles authors theories articles
3.find gaps in knowledge
use a structured to summarize literature review
concept matrix
c.find theories
logical thinking
2.research design
blue print
3 facts to consider
a.operationalization
conceptualization of constructs
define meaning of concepts & variables to be studied
b.research method
quantitative
experiments
survey
qualitative
case research
action research
use multimethods
c.sampling
unit of analysis
avoid bias
Research proposal :warning: after 1 & 2 done together
research questions
theories wish to apply
research method
sampling
how to measure constructs
3.Research execution
pilot testing
pilot sample
to check
measurement instruments
data collection
data analysis
data collection
data analysis
quantitative analysis
quantitative data
stat>regression/equation modelling
qualitative data
coding
qualitative analysis
qualitative data
content analysis
Research report :warning: after execution
as a :pencil2:
disseration
monograph
research paper
choice &why
outcome of all phases