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Research Concepts and Paradigms, CRITICAL RESEARCH SKILLS - Coggle Diagram
Research Concepts and Paradigms
MIXED METHOD
Transformative
Action Research
Pragmatism
Narrative used to give meaning to numbers and vice versa
Broader knowledge
Is mixed appropriate?
What is the rationale for mixed
METHODOLOGY
Methods
Sources
Methodology: How can we acquire knowledge
Ontology: Knowledge of self (worldview), what is reality?
Epistemology: what we claim to know
POSITIVISM
Empirical and number based
Social Norms
Scientific
INTERPRETIVISM
CRITICAL THEORY
PHENOMENOLOGY
POSTMODERNISM
Critical Feminist Stance
Critical race theory
Postcolonial Theory
QUALITATIVE
Participant observation
Personal Documents
Unstructured interviews
Humanistic
Meaning and language preserved
Better for localized context
Allows for study of dynamic processes
Allowing researchers to identify patterns
ETHICS
Cause no harm
Cultivate a culture of respect and care
Research for the greater good
Build trust and ownership in the project
Create a secure environment
NEVER break the law
QUANTITATIVE
Questionaries
Statistics
Social Surverys
Scientific Method
Theories can be tested and validated
Allows for statistical generalizability
Strong on internal and external validity
Useful for large groups of people
Some view it as more credible than qualitative
Very good for cause and effect
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Data collection
Data analysis
Design
Conclusion
Lit Review
AUTHENTICITY AND RELIABILITY
TRIANGULATION
1: Data triangulation
Investigative triangulation
Theoretical triangulation
Methodological triangulation
INTERNAL VALIDITY
Threats include
Surveys may be compromised by incompletion
OR be being done incorrectly,
OR they may be tainted by bias.
Compromised validity inside the research process.
EXTERNAL VALIDITY
Threats include:
Selection
Setting
History
INTEPRET DATA
SO WHAT AND WHAT NOW?
Interpret and make sense of the data and then draft concrete actions for improvement based on this. The outcomes of this need to then be reflected on and adjustments made to the plan if necessary
DATA USE
Timeliness and validity of information matters
The school culture must be good,
Employees feel valued and input considered
Willingness to change individually
Searching
Assessing
Integrating
Writing
CRITICAL RESEARCH SKILLS