Research Methods Flashcards
What types of interviews are there?
- Structured
- Unstructured
- Semi-structured
- Group interviews
What types of experiments are there?
- Field
- Laboratory
- Comparative
What types of documents are there?
- Content analysis
- Thematic analysis
What types of official statistics are there?
- Content analysis
- Thematic analysis
What types of observations are there?
- Covert
- Overt
- Participant
- Non-participant
What does P.E.T stand for?
- Practical
- Ethical
- Theoretical
What is a practical issue?
A barrier that exists physically whrn carrying out the research
What is an ethical issue?
What moral barries challenge researchers to conduct in a certain manner
What is a theoretical issue?
What affects how useful the research is to be used in society?
What are some practical issues?
- Time and Money
- Requirements of funding bodies
- Personal skills and characteristics
- Research opportunities
- Access and characteristics of researcher
What are some ethical issues?
- Informed consent
- Confidentiality and privacy
- Harm to participants
- Vulnerable groups
- Deception
What are some theoretical issues?
- Reliability
- Validity
- Representativeness
What is reliability?
How well the research can be copied with the same results produced
What is validity?
How true the findings of the study are to real life
What is representativeness?
How well the sample represents the target population
