Research methods part B

Question 1

How do we locate our sources?

Answer 1

Library search
Internet search
Keyword search

Question 2

How do we chose our sources?

Answer 2

Complimentary
Appropriate
Relevant
Trustworthy

Question 3

How do we develop our focus?

Answer 3

You chose which area (health, social or child care). From there chose the category under it.

Question 4

Justify your focus

Answer 4

Focus Is clear and concise. 
Related to pre release.
May be a different slant.
Own personal interest.
Current issue.
Related to another source.

Question 5

How did we develop our research question?

Answer 5

Original/interesting.
Manageable.
Clear.
Answerable.
Relevant.

Question 6

How do we make accurate notes?

Answer 6

Don’t just copy, using a range of sources, develop our own style, good quality notes, reference and use quotation marks.

Question 7

Evaluating our secondary sources?

Answer 7

Generlisability - how the results and sampling method reflects the target population.

Question 8

Evaluating our secondary sources?

Answer 8

Reliability - this is how easily the method can be replicated. Means certain variables are controlled.

Question 9

Evaluating our secondary sources?

Answer 9

Objectivity - this is when the research is not affected by personal feelings. Unbiased. Quantitative data is objective so better to use.

Question 10

Evaluating our secondary sources?

Answer 10

Validity - seeing if the data is measuring what it needs to. Is it relatable to the population as a whole. Pilot studies increase validity to ensure issues are identified.

Question 11

Evaluating our secondary sources?

Answer 11

Ethics - is the research ethical? 
Ethical principles
o provide benefit (i.e. health research)
o cause no harm
o obtain informed consent
o protect anonymity or confidentiality
o avoid deception
o allow the right to withdraw
o ensure transparency and integrity

Question 12

Evaluating our secondary sources?

Answer 12

Ethics -
In practice
o keeping participants informed (i.e. information sheets, sessions)
o obtaining informed consent from participants
o maintaining anonymity (i.e. pseudonyms, no identifying information)
o confidentiality when anonymity is not possible
o responsible use of research findings