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Post Positivist |
A view of science that knowledge is not based on irrefutable observable grounds, that it is always somewhat speculative, but that science can provide relatively solid grounds for that speculation
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Objectivity |
The ability to see the world as it really is An Invitation to Research Methods - Adler and Clark Chapter 1 |
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Intersubjectivity |
Agreements about reality that result from comparing the observations of more than one observer An Invitation to Research Methods - Adler and Clark Chapter 1 |
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Scientific method |
A way of conducting empirical research following rules that specify objectivity, logic, and communication among a community of knowledge seekers, and connection between knowledge and theory An Invitation to Research Methods - Adler and Clark Chapter 1 |
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Positivist view of science |
A view that science must be based on what can be percieved An Invitation to Research Methods - Adler and Clark Chapter 1 |
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Personal Inquiry |
Inquiry that employs the senses as evidence An Invitation to Research Methods - Adler and Clark Chapter 1 |
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research question |
a question about one or more topics or concepts that can be answered through research. Chapter 1- An Invitation to Research Methods - Adler and Clark |
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unit of analysis |
a unit about which information is collected. Chapter 1- An Invitation to Research Methods - Adler and Clark |
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authorities |
socially defined sources of knowledge. Chapter 1- An Invitation to Research Methods - Adler and Clark |
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theory |
an explanation about how and why something is as it is Chapter 1- An Invitation to Research Methods - Adler and Clark |
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basic research |
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basic research |
research designed to add to our fundamental understanding and knowledge of the social world regardless of practical or immediate implications. Chapter 1- An Invitation to Research Methods - Adler and Clark |
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applied research |
research intended to be useful in the immediate future and to suggest action or increase effectiveness in some area. Chapter 1- An Invitation to Research Methods - Adler and Clark |
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exploratory research |
groundbreaking research on a relatively unstudied topic or in a new area. Chapter 1- An Invitation to Research Methods - Adler and Clark |
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qualitative data analysis |
analysis that results in the interpretation of action or representation of meanings in the researcher’s own words. Chapter 1- An Invitation to Research Methods - Adler and Clark |
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descriptive research |
designed to describe groups, activities, situations, or events. Chapter 1- An Invitation to Research Methods - Adler and Clark |
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quantitative data analysis |
analysis based on the statistical summary of data. Chapter 1- An Invitation to Research Methods - Adler and Clark |
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explanatory research |
research designed to explain why subjects vary in one way or another. Chapter 1- An Invitation to Research Methods - Adler and Clark |
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evaluation research |
research designed to assess the impacts of programs, policies, or legal changes. Chapter 1- An Invitation to Research Methods - Adler and Clark |
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Studying something systematically means not relying on your impressions or anyone else's. it also means knowing what you are looking for. |
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More Americans live alone than with children~ 26 percent live alone ~20 percent live with children first time in history |
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hypothesis |
a testable statement about how two or more variables are expected to relate to one another. Chapter 1- An Invitation to Research Methods - Adler and Clark |
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dependent variable |
a variable that a researcher sees as being affected or influenced by another variable (contrast with independent variable). Chapter 1- An Invitation to Research Methods - Adler and Clark |
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independent variable, |
a variable that a researcher sees as affecting or influencing another variable (contrast with dependent variable). Chapter 1- An Invitation to Research Methods - Adler and Clark |
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Research Methods classes teach you how people know what they know |
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