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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. |
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Qualitative research |
collection, analysis, and interpretation of comprehensive narrative and visual data to gain insights into a phenomenon of interest. |
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Quantitative research |
collection and analysis of numerical data to describe, explain, predict, or control phenomenon of interest. |
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Purpose of research |
To explore a topic To describe a phenomenon To explain the reasons of a certain reality |
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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 |
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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. |
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To explain |
to explain things, events, and phenomena, discovering the answers to “why” it has become so much, to support or refute an explanation |
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Basic Research – also known as Fundamental/Pure Research. |
is exploratory and adds to the theoretical knowledge; offers a foundation for Applied Research. |
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Applied research |
solves practical questions and finds solutions to the problem |
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Action research |
is a form of Applied Research where practitioners are involved in efforts to improve their work. - purpose: to develop a program |
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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 |
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Characteristics of research |
Empirical, systematic, objective, replicability, cyclical, analytical |
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Ethnography |
Focuses on the culture of certain groups involving immersing oneself |
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Narrative inquiry |
Weaves together a sequence of events to form a story |
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Phenomenology |
Understanding the meaning that participnts place or put in a particular phenomena |
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Case study |
Involves a verynspecific focus |
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Grounded theory |
Used to elicit different ideas, opinions, or beliefs from the respondents from an unidentified theoreticsl explanation |
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Text analysis |
Entails inspection of data/document for recurrent instances of some kind |
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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. |
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Aspects |
Consider just looking at one facet of the research topic. |
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Place |
Consider identifying the particular geographic unit of analysis you want to look |
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Time |
Identify the time period of your study |
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Rssearch title |
“an orienting device” which aids the researcher in focusing his/her investigation (Creswell, 2014). - gives the central idea of the research. |
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Abstract |
– the summary of the entire paper which is stated in 250 words or less. |
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Background of the study |
introduces the research topic, the history behind it, the current understanding about it, and the research gap. |
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Research questions |
are the inquiries that a research project focuses |
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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 |
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Scope and delimitation |
Describes the parameters of your research. |
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Review of related literature |
It summarizes and synthesizes what has been discovered about your research problem. |
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Conceptual framework |
a visual or written product that explains the main things to be studied (Miles & Huberman, 1994) |
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Theoretical framework |
consists of selected theory/theories that undergird your thinking with regards to how you understand and plan to research your topic. |
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Defknition of terms |
is a list of some important terms used in your research with their corresponding meaning or definition. ( Conceptual , Operational) |
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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) |
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Research locale |
refers to a certain area where study will be conducted |
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Research instruments |
are measurement tools to be used in research to obtain data |
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Data gathering procedure |
describes how data will be obtained in the study. |
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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. |
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Research ethics |
ensures the integrity and moral values by the researchers in conducting their study. |
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Conclusion |
contains the summary of findings and issues revealed in your study. |
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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. |