Pp. 145-167 in A. Tashakkori and C. Teddlie (Eds.)‚ SAGE Handbook of Mixed Methods in Social and Behavioral Research‚ 2nd ed. Sage Publications‚ 2010. Realism as a Stance for Mixed Methods Research Joseph A. Maxwell George Mason University Kavita Mittapalli‚ Ph.D. Independent Researcher and Program Evaluator‚ MN Associates‚ Inc. (Fairfax‚ VA) and Adjunct Faculty‚ Argosy University (Washington‚ DC campus) and American University (Washington‚ DC) Philosophical realism‚ a currently prominent approach
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Case Study A case study is an in-depth study of one subject/participant or a small group of subjects/participants‚ often carried out over an extended period of time (longitudinally). Within the case study method a number of different data-gathering techniques can be used. For example‚ recorded interviews‚ case notes (of therapeutic interviews‚ for example)‚ observation‚ as in the ape language study‚ and psychometric tests‚ which come up in the study The Three Faces of Eve. The strengths of the
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This study entitled “A Comparative Study of Common Topical Agents used in the Clinical/Hospital Setting In Promoting Wound Healing” investigates the commonly used topical agents in the clinical/hospital setting to determine which is relatively faster in comparison to each other in promoting wound healing with regards to decrease in wound size. White mice were used as test subjects since mice DNA is approximately 98% identical to Human DNA. Wound healing has been defined as a complex and dynamic
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After listened to Pamela Meyer’s speech “How to spot a liar” I think this is an interesting topic and if people go deeper in this topic people can conclude more interesting things from it. Meyer first talk about the lying is a cooperative act. Sometimes we got lie to and at some other point we are agree to get lies. However‚ not all lies are harmful; sometimes lies can be friendly and acceptable. We were always wishing that we were better‚ more powerful‚ smarter‚ richer‚ and the list can goes on
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from the descriptions of social life provided by participant observation and unstructured interviews to information from written sources. Quantitative data is usually in the form of statistics. Questionnaires and structured interviews are typical methods used when gaining quantitative data‚ as the results are easily transferable to a numerical form. Qualitative data is associated with participant observation‚ it can include unstructured interviews‚ information from written sources such as diaries‚ autobiographies
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University of South Florida (USF) Scholar Commons Open Access Textbooks 1-1-2012 Social Science Research: Principles‚ Methods‚ and Practices Anol Bhattacherjee University of South Florida‚ abhatt@usf.edu Recommended Citation Bhattacherjee‚ Anol‚ "Social Science Research: Principles‚ Methods‚ and Practices" (2012). Open Access Textbooks. Book 3. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/oa_textbooks/3 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by Scholar Commons. It has been accepted
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Descriptive Method The meaning of the Descriptive Method in research is to develop‚ test and evaluate research instruments and methods. It explores phenomena in real life situations and uses a survey method. Common data gathering methods used are questionnaire‚ interview‚ and observation. THE BASIC 3 TYPES OF DESCIPTIVE RESEARCH METHOD There are three main types of descriptive methods: observational methods‚ case-study methods and survey methods. This article will briefly describe each of these
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Quantitative Research Research Methods in Criminal Justice and Security Professor Beshears 27 February 2014 Quantitative research collects numerical data through surveys‚ questionnaires‚ and polls. Quantitative research main purpose is to find the relationship between two variables. According to Babbie (2010) a descriptive study establishes only associations between variables while experimental defines the casualties (pg. 1). The data that is collected from the research is usually used for
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Research in social sciences largely depends on measurements and analysis and interpretation of numerical as well as non numerical data. Quantitative research methods - focus on statistical approaches and qualitative methods are based on content analysis‚ comparative analysis‚ grounded theory‚ and interpretation. Quantitative methods- emphasize on objective measurements and numerical analysis of data collected through polls‚ questionnaires or surveys and qualitative research focuses on understanding
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RESEARCH METHODS PAST YEAR QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Q1.What are the similarities and differences between basic and applied research reports? Solutions : Both basic and applied research are important to the advancement of human knowledge‚ but they work in slightly different ways‚ and they have different end goals in sight. Basic or pure research is conducted solely for the purpose of gathering information and building on existing knowledge‚ as opposed to applied research‚ which is geared towards
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