Identifying the Inquiry and Stating the Problem

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A plan for engaging in systematic inquiry to bring about a better understanding of the phenomenon and, increasingly, to change social circumstances.

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Research Proposal

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3 Parts of the Proposal

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The Introduction
Related Literature
Research Design and Methods

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It includes an overview of the proposal, the rationale behind the study, a discussion of the topic, or focus of the inquiry and the general research questions or problem, the research purpose and significance and its limitations.

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Introduction

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Situates the study in the ongoing discourse about the topic and develops the specific underlying literature that could link to the research topic.

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Related Literature

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Details the overall design, the site or population of interest, the specific methods for gathering data, a preliminary discussion of strategies for analyzing the data, the trustworthiness, biography of the researcher, ethical and political issues may emerge in the study as it progresses.

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Research Design and Methods

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A logical process that involves using specific experiences, observations, or facts to evaluate a situation. This is an essential tool in statistics, research, probability, and day-to-day decision-making.

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Inductive Reasoning

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Arriving at a specific conclusion based on general principles, observations, or experiences.

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Deductive Reasoning

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4 Major Types of Qualitative Research Design

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Phenomenology
Ethnography
Grounded Theory
Case Study

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Study of a phenomena

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Phenomenology

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The term means “portrait of people”; It is a methodology for descriptive studies of cultures and people

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Ethnography

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Main feature: development of a new theory through the collection and analysis of data about a phenomenon; it goes beyond phenomenology as the explanations are genuinely new knowledge and are used to develop theories

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Grounded Theory

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Main feature: development of a new theory through the collection and analysis of data about a phenomenon; it goes beyond phenomenology as the explanations are genuinely new knowledge and are used to develop theories

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Grounded Theory

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It is used to describe an entity that forms a single unit such as a person, an organization or an institution.

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Case Study

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Collect information from groups of people rather than a series of individuals

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Focus Group Discussion

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Are influences that the researcher cannot control. They are the shortcomings, conditions or influences that cannot be controlled by the researcher that place restrictions on your methodology and conclusions.

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Limitations

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Choices made by the researcher which should be mentioned. They describe the boundaries that you have set for the study.

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Delimitations

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Focal point of your research. It states what you will be studying, whether you will do it through experimental or non-experimental investigation, and what the purpose of your findings will be. It also answers the question, “Why does this research need to be conducted?”

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Statement of the Problem

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This describes the goals and objectives that are the targets and desired outcome of work done to find answers to the problem or issue under investigation.

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Statement of Objectives (Purpose of the Study)

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Are more global in nature, affecting larger populations over longer time frames. They are the big vision and are more general in wording.

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Goals

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Are more specific and defined in nature. They are time-related to achieve a certain task, and are the measurable outcomes of activities undertaken to achieve goals; they are described as achieved or not achieved

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Objectives