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  • Most Appropriate Theoretical Perspective For Social Research
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    Exploring Research Methodologies: Positivism and InterpretivismBefore a researcher can initiate a research project, they face the confusion and the range of theoretical perspectives, methodologies, methods, and the philosophical basis that encompasses them all. This seemingly meticulous structure for the research process is in fact aimed toward providing the researcher with a 'scaffolding', or a direction which they can go on to develop themselves to coincide with their particular research purpo...
  • Qualitative Research Methodologies
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    An examination of the quantitative and qualitative paradigms will help to identify their strengths and weaknesses and how their divergent approaches can complement each other. In most cases, researchers fall into one of the two camps -- either relying exclusively upon 'objective's urey questionnaires and statistical analyses and eschewing warm and fuzzy qualitative methods, or using only qualitative methodologies, rejecting the quantitative approach as de contextualizing human behaviour. However...
  • Logical Method Of The Research Process
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    Processes of research by Jonathan Guy In this essay I will outline the primary methods of conducting research, their advantages and disadvantages and will outline where they are best utilised. In addition to this, I will select certain methods of research that I believe will be applicable to my own dissertation and state why I will use those particular methods to conduct my own research. The first question we should ask is what is research? John C. Merriam considers research as "a reaching out t...
  • Understanding Of Social Research
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    AISHA GITTERNS-HIPPOLYTE Taking Two Of The Theoretical Approaches To Social Research Discussed In The Module, Demonstrate The Connections Between Their Ontological, Epistemological And Methodological Assumptions. Which Method Or Methods Would Proponents Of Each Theory Favour As A Result Of Their Assumptions. In order to understand the production of sociological knowledge one must first examine the thought processes that lay behind each piece of research. Before a particular subject matter is res...
  • Interview And Objective Measurement Methods
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    INTERVIEW VERSUS OBJECTIVE MEASUREMENT METHODS OF DATA COLLECTION By: Julhusin B. JalisanABSTRACTOne of the main causes of failure in any research undertaking is the wrong choice of data collection method. While the confidence level can be established, and variability can be computed for estimating probable sampling errors, it is virtually impossible to the same to errors introduced through bias either positively or negatively. The interview method, although relatively economical, relies heavily...
  • Importance Of Diversity In Feminist Research
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    In the first section of essays the authors discuss how and why feminist scholars do research is grappled with in each selection. The authors / feminist scholars discuss the importance of research and methodology. Sandra Harding asserts in her essay, "Is There a Feminist Method?" Harding argues that it is "difficult to define a distinct feminist method because method and methodology have been intertwined with each other and with epistemological issues". (2) Moreover, it is, she argues difficult a...
  • Relation To The Issue Question
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    COMPONENTS OF A RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT ABSTRACT Succinct summary Use keywords INTRODUCTION: what this is all about Background to the issue Rationale for this project, ie. Why do it? How the issue / question relates to existing theory and practice Broad parameters of the research project, e.g. location, research approach & methods (refer to the notes handed out on Research Methods earlier in the semester) LITERATURE REVIEW: What is already known What body of research, literature and practice is rele...
  • Number Of Male And Female Managers
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    I intend to investigate the problem with female managers not having equal amount of positions, respect and earnings that male managers receive at the same rank. I believe that this is an important phenomenon to study because females have moved forward in the workplace and have even earned a high position in companies. This number of women managers is also growing, "In 1970, only 33.9% of American managers were women; by 1980, this figure had grown t 0 40.6% (Citron, Lucien, McFadden, & Weir, 198...
  • Number Of Approaches To Management Research
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    Discuss the main differences between quantitative and qualitative approaches to data collection, and analysis in management research. Make references to the philosophical assumptions, which underpin these methodological approaches. What is Research? 'Research is life! Its curiosity! Its excitement! Research looks at the world as a source of information and of answers to questions that begin: Why? How? What... Research involves putting together the pieces of a puzzle. ' (Rothstein, 1985, Pg 30). ...

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