PR LESSON 2

Question 1

GENERAL FORMS OF RESEARCH

Answer 1

scientific, artistic research and research in the humanities

Question 2

research method that seeks to explain naturally
occurring phenomena in the natural world by generating credible theories.

Answer 2

Scientific research

Question 3

seeks to define the purpose of human existence by
tapping into historical facts and future possibilities.

Answer 3

Research in the humanities

Question 4

provides alternative approaches to establish concepts by
conducting practical methods as substitutes for fundamental and theoretical
ones.

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Artistic research

Question 5

enables the researcher to organize the components of his or
her research in an orderly and coherent manner. This will ensure that the research
or study will effectively address the research topic or problem.

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RESEARCH DESIGN

Question 6

research design follows a cyclical process. First, the
researcher identifies a problem and determines a plan of action to address it.

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Action research.

Question 7

explores how a specific change impacts a certain
situation. This research design employs hypotheses that seek to establish a
cause-and-effect

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Causal design

Question 8

answers who, what, when, where, and how
questions related to a particular research problem. This design is used to obtain
information about the present situation to gain an understanding of a certain
phenomenon.

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Descriptive Design.

Question 9

researcher controls the factors and
variables related to a certain phenomenon and tries to change or manipulate one
or several factors to determine the possible effects.

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Experimental design.

Question 10

focuses on topics or problems which have
had little or no studies done about them. The purpose of this design is to gain
information and insight that can be used for later researches.

Answer 10

Exploratory design

Question 11

identifies a group of people sharing common
characteristics who are then studied for a period of time.

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cohort

Question 12

looks into a large group of
people, composed of individuals with varied characteristics.

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Cross-sectional design.

Question 13

carried out in stages to gather sufficient
data to test the hypothesis. This design is often combined with a cohort or cross-
sectional study as it identifies specific groups for each stage. At the end of each
stage, the data is collected and evaluated.

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Sequential design.

Question 14

combines aspects of various research
designs and methods.

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Mixed-method design

Question 15

COMMON TYPES OF QUALITATIVE RESEARCH

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Phenomenology Study, Ethnographic study, Historical, case study, Grounded theory study, Narrative analysis, Critical qualitative research, Postmodern research, and Basic interpretative qualitative study

Question 16

used when a researcher is
interested in identifying how individuals give meaning to a situation or
phenomenon.

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Basic interpretative qualitative study.

Question 17

As opposed to the traditional forms of qualitative
analysis, the approach of this type of research seeks to analyze the facts that
have been established

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Postmodern research.

Question 18

research seeks to bring about change
and empower individuals by describing and critiquing the social, cultural, and
psychological perspectives on present-day contexts.

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Critical qualitative research.

Question 19

main sources of data for this type of research are the
life accounts of individuals based on their personal experiences.

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Narrative analysis.

Question 20

3 types of narrative analysis

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psychological, biographical, and discourse

Question 21

involves comparing collected units of data
against one another until categories, properties, and hypotheses

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Grounded theory study.

Question 22

in-depth examination of an individual, groups of people, or
an institution.

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Case study.

Question 23

study is concerned with the identification, location,
evaluation, and synthesis of data from past events.

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Historical Study.

Question 24

2 types of historical study

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Documents, Relics and artifacts, and Oral reports

Question 25

study involves the collection and analysis of data
about cultural groups or minorities.

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Ethnographic study.

Question 26

seeks to find the essence or
structure of an experience by explaining how complex meanings are built out of
simple units of inner experience.

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Phenomenology Study.