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Theories in Research (Chapter 4) (Theories help one explain why something…
Theories in Research (Chapter 4)
Research Design (Chapter 5
Research Design is how a researcher compiles data
Data Collection
Positivist
Surveys, Labs
Interpretive
Interviews, Observations
4 Q's: Attributes of Research Design
Construct Validity : Does this scale measure this concept well?
Statistical Conclusion Theory: What are you using to come up with this conclusion.
External Validity : How does this related to other outside things?
Internal Validity: Is this Change caused by something else?
Popular Research Designs (get pics):
Focus Groups
Surveys
Experiments
Case Research
Ethnography
Data Analysis
Action Research
Selecting Research How To's:
How does it align with Research goals
Would it be a great representation of conducted research
Does it clearly relay point of Research and Results
Great Research studies include both
Internal
and
External Validity
Theories help one explain why something has happened. These theories can be
Nomothetic
or
Idiographic
in nature.
Nomothetic: explaining mutliple things
Idiographic: Describing a single event
Theories bring to light
underlying reasons
as to why things happen. However, not all theories have a plethora of evidence to explain a concept
Theories are like building Blocks
Concepts that are uni/multidimensional when explaining the who, what, when, where and why of a theory are known as
Constructs
.
Propositions arise when one is using logic to understand a construct
Good Theory:
How one explains a concept in it most simplifies form.
Approaches to Theorizing:
Observe
Analyze
Adjust or modify existing Theories
Take old Theory in reuse in a new way
Social Science Theories:
Agency (Principal & Agent)
Theory of Planned Behavior (Human Behavior)
Innovation Diffusion (How population adapts)
Elaboration Likelihood Model (Psychology of Behavior)
General Deterrence (Why Crime Happens and How to reduce it)
