Chapter 4: Food and Nutrition Research

Question 1

Science is from the Latin word “scientia,” meaning?

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Knowledge

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A systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe.

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Science

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The pursuit and application of knowledge and understanding of the natural and social world.

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Science

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Is the “tool” that scientists or researchers use to find answers to questions

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Scientific Methods

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It is the process of thinking through the possible solutions to a problem and testing each possibility to find the best solution.

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Scientific Methods

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The careful, diligent, and exhaustive investigation of a specific subject matter, having as its aim in the advancement of mankind’s knowledge.

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Research

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Development of theories by discovering broad generalizations or principles

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Fundamental or Pure Research

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Improving a product or a process - testing theoretical concepts in actual problem situation

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Applied Research

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Improve practices and improve those who try improve practices; it is focused on the immediate application, not on the development of theory and on the application

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Action Research

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Describe “what was”

It investigates, records, analyze, and interprets events from the past.

Purpose: discover generalizations to understand the present

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Historical Research

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Describe “what is”

It describes, analyze, and interprets the conditions that now exist

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Descriptive Research

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Describes “what will be”

When certain variable are carefully controlled or manipulated

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Experimental Research

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Implemented at national level

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Upstream

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Production of new materials based on gained knowledge for regional SCUs

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Midstream

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Technology dissemination/demonstration at provincial level

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Downstream

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Investigation aims to assess a pre-stated theory (Deductive reasoning)

Often involves hypothesis testing

Minimizes the influence of the researcher on the outcome

Infers statistics

Data collection: closed responses

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Quantitative Research

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Investigation aims to create a novel theory (Inductive reasoning)

Researcher becomes a part of the study (ethnography)

Infers complex statements or opinions

Data collection: open responses

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Qualitative Research

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How should we be attempting to assess knowledge?

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Epistemology

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-How do people know what exists?
-Methods figuring out what is true
-How knowledge is created
-True and Justified

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Epistemology

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Explains a phenomena

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Positivism

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Understands a phenomena

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Interpretivism

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Does the data exist in a tangible or an intangible form?

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Ontology

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-What exists?
-What is true or real?
-What exists for people to know?

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Ontology

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Explain independent external outcomes

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Objectivism

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Understand how social factors interact

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Constructionism

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Analyzing and describing a complex phenomenon into simpler terms.

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Reductionism

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An objective, accurate, systematic analysis of a determinate body of empirical data, in order to discover recurring relationships among phenomena

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Research Design

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A technique for collecting data. Choice of research method reflects decisions about the type of instruments or techniques to be used.

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Research Method

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Studies the effect of the physical and chemical qualities of food on the totality of nutrient intake and promotion of well-being

Understands the impacts of various diets and related nutritional interventions underpinning health

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Food and Nutrition Research

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The assessment of diet and its relationship to disease etiology in populations.

The study of determinants of disease

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Nutritional Epidemiology

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Provides a bird’s eye-view of the proposed study.

Discusses what you intent to do after establishing the need to provide bridges between what may be already known in the field, and what needs to be known.

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Research process

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A structured plan for a research cycle designed to investigate a specific phenomenon.

Submitted before the actual conduct of a study.

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Research Proposal