Empirical research

or quantitative research relevant to clinical nursing. Eight thousand words are the limit for this type of article. Quotes are included in the overall word count. Methodology must be explained clearly. The main text should include introduction, Aims, methods, results, discussion, conclusion and relevance to clinical practice. References are limited to fifty. Discursive papers include position papers and critical reviews of particular bodies of work which do not contain empirical data or use…

person by society, ethnographies can be clouded by researchers views on subjects as active agents through upbringing, sex and experience. These views can impact in their approach and information collection and ultimately the final product of their research, a published paper. Cross-cultural ethnographies are the most common type of anthropological study of individuals in particular populations. One such method of…

is right or wrong. Thus, I ask the question “How can facts be verified of being true?”. The first Area of Knowledge which I will be looking at is Natural Sciences. In Natural Sciences a fact is a careful and repeatable observation, often called empirical evidence. Facts in Natural Sciences are often regarded as being true as they are thought to have been proven by scientists. Facts are the building blocks to scientific theories, which many then interpret as being the same as facts. Despite…

Paterson, D. H., & Warburton, D. R. (2010), entitled “Physical activity and functional limitations in older adults: a systematic review related to Canada's Physical Activity Guidelines” describes and discusses the results of sixty-six (66) independent research studies; thirty-four (34) of which had results based on cognitive functions, on the relationship between physical activity, functional independence and cognitive function outcomes in adults older than sixty-five (65) years of age but…

http://www.jstor.org/stable/583718 The author in this article has taken different pieces of literature found during the time regarding the empirical data surrounding stepfamilies. In his conclusion the author stated that there wasn’t a lot of data on the subject so they had no real “solution” to help the convergence of stepfamilies but did note that more research should be done on the matter. They did bring up some points as to how age, titles and even gender affect stepfamilies in how they…

Appendix B presents antecedent factors and consequent factors of MO in NPO in each reviewed article. Next, the author present a more detailed analysis based on Figure 1 and Appendix B. Antecedents of MO in NPO Antecedent factors refer to all the background forces that influence the MO decision making in NPO. A large number of such factors were proposed to have an influential role on MO in NPO. Kowalik (2011) identifies three variables that influence MO: (1) organizational factors, (2)…

The primary objective of this article is to examine the strategy-performance of the firm. The paper studies the issue of strategic group from different theoretical point of views. There are some researchers suggest that it is beneficial to consider the firm characteristics while other researchers recommend studying the industry as a whole. The strategic group discipline is the center focus of the individual firm and industry, which helps in achieving explanatory study between the firm strategy…

Research Methods The purpose of this research is to understand what makes college students with chronic illness resilient. In this chapter, I present my research paradigm and methodology for the study. Next, I address the aim, philosophical foundations and limitations of qualitative and phenomenological research. Last, but not least, I describe in detail the setting and data sources for the study, data collection procedures and methods of analysis for the interview data. Qualitative Research…

in. Teens raised in disadvantaged communities have higher rates for identifying as at-risk adolescents. The focus of our research group project is to provide a diversity of resources to increase youth development and too moderate or diminish the hazardous influences from poor communities. How can we provide a diversity of resources to increase youth development? My own research will look at the question through the scope of Social Sciences in the discipline of Psychology by working with…

Introduction In recent decades, the pursuit of tracing and assessing the factors that effect academic performance has become a widespread pursuit within various branches of psychology. Such studies require a personality appraisal of selected variables that are believed to have real-world implications on academic output as indicated by a data analysis of results and achievements. Amongst the many factors that have been identified by such studies, locus of control and self-efficacy has held a…