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Understand theories, hypotheses, and where research questions come from. Understand the fundamental research distinctions of qualitative vs. quantitative, basic vs. applied, and traditional vs. action research. Understand the elements and importance of a research proposal.
Think!
You want to imbue discipline to your child. Someone says spanking is effective. Will you apply it directly? If you wont, what will you do first? You want to know which is more effective to grow roses in your garden, fertilizer A or fertilizer B. What should you do to make sure?
Research Process
research process involves starting with a theory, generating hypotheses, testing the hypotheses, and interpreting your results. The research process is cyclical, not linear; the results of one study feed back into the system and inform future research.
Research Process
Assumptions about Single; can be broken down reality and parts studied. Role of researcher The researcher and object are separated (to look at reality objectively). His role is to observe and measure. The researcher controls the variables. Purpose of to generalize, to predict, and research to posit causal relationships Research questions arrived deductively. The researcher starts with a hypothesis.
RESEARCH PROPOSALS
A research proposal is the document that describes a planned research process. In general, a research proposal has three components: 1. Compelling reason why the study should be conducted 2. Specification of the methodology 3. Convincing argument for the reader that the outcomes of the study will be important
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