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Chapter 1
The Process of Conducting Research Using Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches
A Definition of Research and Its Importance
Research is a process in which you engage in a small set of logical steps.
used to
Analyze information to increase our understanding of a topic.
consist of three steps
Pose a question
Collect data to answer the question
Present an answer to the question
Research is important for three reasons.
Research Improves Practice
Armed with research results, teachers and other educators
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Research Informs Policy Debates
Research offers results that can help them weigh various perspectives.
Research Adds to Our Knowledge
Provide additional results to confirm or disconfirm results of prior studies
The Six Steps in the Process of Research
Identifying a research problem
Reviewing the literature
Specifying a purpose for research
Collecting data
Analyzing and interpreting the data
Reporting and evaluating research
Deciding the target audience, structuring the report and writing the report that is suitable for all readers.
Drawing conclusions about the data; representing it in tables, figures, and pictures to summarize it; and explaining the conclusions.
Identifying and selecting individuals for a study, obtaining permission to study them, and gathering information
Identifying the major intent for a study and narrowing it into specific research questions or hypothesis.
Selectively choose the literature you need and summarize it in order to have a general knowledge.
Specifying an issue to study, developing a justification for studying it
The Characteristics of Quantitative and Qualitative Research
Quantitative Research Characteristics
Describing a research problem through a description of trends
Providing a major role for the literature through suggesting the research questions
Collecting numeric data from a large number of people using instruments
Creating purpose statements and hypotheses that are specific and observable
Qualitative Research Characteristics
Having the literature justify the problem
Collecting data based on words or from images so that the participants' views are obtained
Exploring a problem and developing a detailed understanding of a central phenomenon
Analyzing the data for description and themes using text analysis
Important Ethical Issues in Conducting Research
Ethics has become a more pervasive idea and should be at the forefront of the researcher's agenda
Educational researchers need to learn about the procedures
Issues in data collection?
Is important to respect the site in which the research takes place
Although you can avoid them by gaining access through gatekeepers (or officials)
Skills Needed to Design and Conduct Research
Solving Puzzles
The steps in the research process are viewed as a series of puzzle pieces that the inquirer assembles
Learning to use library Resources
Engaging in research requires spending time with library resources, a process that is facilitated by home computers and Internet connections to library catalogs.
Write, Editing and more Writing
Writing is also organizing ideas, preparing interview questions, jotting down notes during an observation