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Research Process

Research Process. Prof. Kalinga Tudor Silva Department of Sociology University of Peradeniya. What is research?. Research= Re+search Process must be replicable (Reliability) Process must generate information that answers the research problem ( Validity ). Research Process. Theory.

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Research Process

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  1. Research Process Prof. Kalinga Tudor Silva Department of Sociology University of Peradeniya

  2. What is research? • Research= Re+search • Process must be replicable (Reliability) • Process must generate information that answers the research problem (Validity)

  3. Research Process Theory Induction Deduction

  4. Classification of research According to • Type of knowledge generated • Nature of research process • Nature of analysis • Logical procedure involved • Nature of data collected and type of output sought

  5. Types of research Nature of data collected • Quantitative research • Qualitative research

  6. QUANTITATIVE Survey Content Analysis Analysis of recorded data Observation Experiment QUALITATIVE Case study In-depth interview Focus Group Discussion Observation Ethnography Examples

  7. QUANTITATIVE Determines extent of a problem Data in the form of statistics Data collection & analysis separate Analysis involves computation Large and representative sample Structured instruments QUALITATIVE Identifies and explains processes Data in the form of narratives Data collection and analysis go hand in hand Meanings of acts important Sample: small and purposive Long field notes Key Features: Quantitative & Qualitative Research

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