QualRes 11.2 – Long Test 2.

1 4 Important Principles in Research Ethics

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 Be conscious of multiple roles
RESEARCH  Follow informed-consent rules
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Research ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 Research = A thorough study of a phenomenon QUALITATIVE RESEARCH

- Done through inquiry ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Helps the world progress
- “A research refers to systematic process of collecting and  Understanding the meaning of current social constructs
logically analyzing information for some purposes.”  Methods – participant observation, case studies
 An interest-driven problem activity  Data results – Narrative, descriptive accounts
 Questions –> Serve as the foundation of the entire research  Interpretative material practices
 Research Question  Researcher is the instrument
- Important and relevant
- Builds upon existing knowledge Characteristics
- Apply, test, or develop theories
 Qualities needed in conducting a research  Process rather than outcomes
- Honesty // Objectivity // Integrity // Confidentiality  Interest in meaning, experiences, and structures of the world
 Research is the instrument of collection and analysis
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 Descriptive process
Types of Phenomenon
Types
PHENOMENON… DESCRIPTION
Natural Those that occur without human TYPE DEFINITION
involvement Phenomenology Study of behavioral and social meaning of
Nature, gravity, biological processes individual’s experiences
Social Occurs through actions of humans Ethnography Study of shared practices/beliefs of a group
over a period of time
Psychological Human behaviors/responses
Sunk cost effect, Hawthorne effect Inductive Presentation of stories voiced by study
Thematic participants as accurately/comprehensively
Visual Optical illusions Analysis
Peripheral drift illusion
Grounded Set of inductive data w/ the purpose of
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Theory constructing theories grounded in data
Categories of Research
Case Study Investigation of issues based on a limited
RESEARCH… DESCRIPTION area/# of participants as subjects
Pure Personal research Narrative Study of narratives as a source of data
Sometimes can’t be applied in the real world Analysis
Doesn’t contribute to the world ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Applied Goal is to apply the human condition RESEARCH PROPER

Tries to solve the world’s practical problems
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RESEARCH… DESCRIPTION Thinking of a Topic

Basic Expands current knowledge; Theoretical  Brainstorming ideas

Wider scope; Curiosity-driven  Read general background
Predicts future phenomena  Focusing your topic
 Make a list of keywords
Applied Solves problems; Practical  Be flexible
Narrow scope; Client-driven
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ACC TO… DESCRIPTION IMRAD Structure

Purpose Basic / Applied
Introduction Why did you do the study?
Approach Non-experimental / Experimental (variables)
Methods How did you conduct the study?
Level of Explanatory / Descriptive (data) / Experimental
Results What exactly did you find?
Investigation
Discussion What do the results mean?
Type of Data Quantitative / Qualitative
Researched ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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