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Research

Is defined as an investigation done in a systematic manner to reveal a particular truth about a topic, phenomenon, or reality.


Qualitative research

collection, analysis, and interpretation of comprehensive narrative and visual data to gain insights into a phenomenon of interest.


Quantitative research

collection and analysis of numerical data to describe, explain, predict, or control phenomenon of interest.

Purpose of research

To explore a topic


To describe a phenomenon


To explain the reasons of a certain reality

To Explore

best utilized in pioneering studies, allows the researcher to become familiar with the topic, come up with new ideas, direct the research questions, and find out how to best approach the topic under study

To describe

the researcher simply describes what s/he has found about the topic, the researcher uses detailed descriptions of what s/he sees, feels, hears, tastes, and smells.

To explain

to explain things, events, and phenomena, discovering the answers to “why” it has become so much, to support or refute an explanation

Basic Research – also known as Fundamental/Pure Research.

is exploratory and adds to the theoretical knowledge; offers a foundation for Applied Research.

Applied research

solves practical questions and finds solutions to the problem

Action research

is a form of Applied Research where practitioners are involved in efforts to improve their work. - purpose: to develop a program

Evaluation research

a systematic process of collecting and analyzing data about the quality, effectiveness, or value of programs, products, or practices. - purpose: to assess the worth of a program

Characteristics of research

Empirical, systematic, objective, replicability, cyclical, analytical

Ethnography

Focuses on the culture of certain groups involving immersing oneself

Narrative inquiry

Weaves together a sequence of events to form a story

Phenomenology

Understanding the meaning that participnts place or put in a particular phenomena

Case study

Involves a verynspecific focus

Grounded theory

Used to elicit different ideas, opinions, or beliefs from the respondents from an unidentified theoreticsl explanation

Text analysis

Entails inspection of data/document for recurrent instances of some kind

Strategies in using a research topic

Look into your own personal experience.



Read literature in your field of study.



Reflect on existing issues in society.


Aspects

Consider just looking at one facet of the research topic.

Place

Consider identifying the particular geographic unit of analysis you want to look

Time

Identify the time period of your study

Rssearch title

“an orienting device” which aids the researcher in focusing his/her investigation (Creswell, 2014).


- gives the central idea of the research.

Abstract

– the summary of the entire paper which is stated in 250 words or less.


Background of the study

introduces the research topic, the history behind it, the current understanding about it, and the research gap.


Research questions

are the inquiries that a research project focuses

Significance of the study

requires the researcher to describe the implication of his/her research to several audiences to assert its importance and potential benefits to be gained from reading and using the study

Scope and delimitation

Describes the parameters of your research.

Review of related literature

It summarizes and synthesizes what has been discovered about your research problem.

Conceptual framework

a visual or written product that explains the main things to be studied (Miles & Huberman, 1994)

Theoretical framework

consists of selected theory/theories that undergird your thinking with regards to how you understand and plan to research your topic.


Defknition of terms

is a list of some important terms used in your research with their corresponding meaning or definition. ( Conceptual , Operational)

Research design

is a set of methods and procedures used in collecting and analyzing measures of the variables specified in the research problem (Wikipedia, 2019)

Research locale

refers to a certain area where study will be conducted

Research instruments

are measurement tools to be used in research to obtain data

Data gathering procedure

describes how data will be obtained in the study.

Data analysis procedure

describes how the obtained data will be scrutinized to discover some useful information which will be used in the results, discussion, conclusion and recommendations of the study.

Research ethics

ensures the integrity and moral values by the researchers in conducting their study.

Conclusion

contains the summary of findings and issues revealed in your study.


Recommendation

is a set of suggestions made by the researchers regarding the best course of action in response to the problems that arise from the study.