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(CHAPTER 13) RESEARCH DESIGN - Coggle Diagram
(CHAPTER 13)
RESEARCH DESIGN
LONGITUDINAL STUDY
used to continue studies about particular issues that have been done previously
CORRELATIONAL STUDY
a study of the relationship between one or more independent variables (cause variable) and one or more dependent variables (effect or outcome variable)
CASE STUDY
an in-depth study which allows a researcher to investigate a particular problem/issue (individual/event) in detail and intensive within a certain period of time.
to expose the unique features of a case
SURVEY
allows to collect information from a particular sample using interview and/or self-report questionnaire
the information gathered will be used to draw a conclusion about the studied population
TRUE EXPERIMENTS
refers to completely control all aspects in an experiment which means who, what, when, where and how an experiment is conducted wholly controlled by a researcher.
EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN
often used to investigate a direct relationship between two variables where the researcher will manipulate one variable (dependent variable) while observing/measuring a second variable (independent variable)
ETHNOGRAPHY
widely used in a cultural anthropology , sociology, psychology and education
uses an in-depth approach to study a group of people that share a common culture in a natural setting for a long period of time.
QUASI EXPERIMENTS
a non-manipulative variable (independent variable) will replace the manipulated variables as described in a true experiment.
ACTION RESEARCH
participation
action research is a participatory process that involves social researchers and the members of organisations
this participations used to set up action research agenda, generate knowledge necessary to transform the situation, translate the results to work
action
promotes a liberal action such as involvement of some members in the organisation being studied and support action that lead to increase feelings of justice about organisational change
research
a mechanism used to generate a new knowledge
COMPARATIVE DESIGN
helps to understand social phenomena by comparing two or more contrasting cases or situations
GROUNDED THEORY
method of developing a theory based on data collected from the field study settings
CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY
divides people into different group/sections, data collected at a single time from these groups and findings from data analysis are compared between these groups