individual perceiving and reality does not fit into frames. Positivists’ ideology is guided by objectivism. Interpretivist research on the other hand recognizes that reality is not universal or objective‚ but constructed and a subject of interpretations (Sarantakos‚ 2005). Interpretivism is based on subjectivity and to them processes of perceiving and processing information are central in understanding reality‚ knowledge and the social world in general(Newman‚ 2006). Another leading aspect of Positivistic
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and Quantitative Research Methods Qualitative research methods are complex meaningful analysis characterised by processes and meanings that are not experimentally examined or measured in terms of mathematical measurements (Lincoln‚ 2003; Sarantakos‚ 2005). Quantitative research however‚ relies and builds on mathematical procedures and methods‚ such as frequency‚ quality‚ amount and statistical procedure. This paper will compare and contrast both qualitative and quantitative research methods
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What is the value of research produced in the social science? Knowledge‚ produced through research investigation‚ is generally valued more highly than common sense or an opinion based understanding of the world. Humans are naturally inquisitive‚ with an instinctive urge to obtain new information and motivated by a need to discover more about society and the world they live in. However without a systematic methodology‚ these ideas and ways of thinking‚ tend to be based on a persons own experiences
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“If we knew what it was that we were doing‚ it would not be called research‚ would it?” Albert Einstein Mixed methods research is fast becoming recognised as a third major research approach or paradigm alongside qualitative and quantitative research. Its philosophy is pragmatic‚ and in general terms it is an approach which attempts to acknowledge several perspectives‚ viewpoints
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References: * Denscombe M. (2010)‚ The Good Research Guide: For small-scale research projects‚ Fourth Edition‚ Open University Press. * Sarantakos S * Dowling P. & Brown A. (2010)‚ Doing Research/ Reading Research‚ Second Edition‚ Routledge‚ London * Cohen L * Research Methods‚ ‘Unit 5 Systematic Reviews by Rees R. (2007).’- Lecture Pack‚ Institute of education‚ University of London
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transcription of semi-structured interviews In order for effective analysis‚ it was necessary to record the six semi-structured interviews. The use of recording equipment is essential‚ however‚ the respondent must be asked for permission first (Sarantakos‚ 2005). Participants were asked to sign a declaration form which stated their awareness of being recorded and that the recording would be kept by the researcher for a short period and then deleted. This was in line with the UCD research ethics code
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more likely to lose a parent to death at a young age. People who are against gay and lesbian adoption also say that children raised by homosexuals are worse off in school than children raised by heterosexual parents. In a study done by Sotirois Sarantakos in 1996‚ children of homosexuals were the least popular‚ they experienced the lowest level of parental involvement‚ and they had parents with the lowest expectations. Another reason people say that homosexual adoption is bad is because according
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W. L. (2006). Social research methods: Qualitative and quantitative approaches. Boston: Pearson. Osterloh‚ M‚ Frey‚ B.S‚ Frost‚ J (2001) Managing motivation‚ organisation and governance. Journal of management and governance‚ 5 (3-4) pp. 231-239. Sarantakos‚ S. (2005). Social Research 3rd ed. Palgrave‚ Macmillan. Trochim‚ W. Donnelly‚ J.P. (2006) The research methods knowledge base 3rd edition. Atomic Dog Publishing; W
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