Chapter One

Question 1

WORLDVIEW

Answer 1

Basic set of beliefs that guide action

Question 2

research approaches

Answer 2

procedures for research than span the steps from broad assumptions to detailed methods of data collection, analysis, and interpretation.

Question 3

research methods

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within a particular design the researcher gathers data, analyzes it, and makes and interpretation of its meaning.

Question 4

research design

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the ways of conducting research within a broad methodology.

Question 5

Postpositivist Worldview

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represent the traditional forms of research, but specifically one cannot he certain about claims of knowledge. Causes determine outcomes or effects.

Question 6

Constructivist Worldview

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a philosophical position used in qualitative research. Individuals seek understanding of the world in which they live and work.

Question 7

Transformative Worldview

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research inquiry needs to be intertwined with politics and a political change agenda to confront social oppression at whatever level it occurs.

Question 8

Pragmatic worldview

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arises out of the actions, situations, and consequences rather than antecedent conditions.

Question 9

experimental research

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seeks to determine if a specific treatment influences an outcome.

Question 10

survey research

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provides a quantitative or numeric description of populations trends, attitudes, or opinions by studying a sample of that population.

Question 11

descriptive method

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in qualitative research, an approach to analysis where the researcher stays close to the data, uses limited frameworks and interpretation for explaining the data and catalogues the information into themes.

Question 12

narrative research

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a design of inquiry from the humanities in which the researcher studies the lives of individuals and one or more participants to provide stories about their lives.

Question 13

phenomenological research

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a design of inquiry coming from philosophy and psychology in which the researcher describes the lived experiences of individuals about the phenomenon as described by the participants.

Question 14

grounded theory

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a design of inquiry from sociology in which the researcher derives a general, abstract theory of a process, action, or interaction grounded in the views of participants.

Question 15

ethnography

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a design of inquiry coming from anthropology and sociology. the research studies the shared patterns of behaviors, language, and actions of an intact cultural group in a natural setting over a prolonged period of time.

Question 16

case studies

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a design of inquiry found in many fields, especially evaluation, in which the researcher develops an in-depth analysis of a case, often a program, event, activity, process, or one or more individuals.

Question 17

convergent mixed methods design

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researcher converges or merges quantitative and qualitative data to provide a comprehensive analysis of the research problem.

Question 18

explanatory sequential mixed methods design

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researcher first conducts quantitative research, analyzes the results, and then builds on the results to explain them in more detail with qualitative research.

Question 19

exploratory sequential mixed methods design

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the researcher first begins with a qualitative research phase and explores the views of participants. The data is then analyzed and the information used to build into a second, quantitative phase.

Question 20

complex mixed methods design

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embedding one or more core designs into a framework or process.