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Research Designs

Research Designs. Social Sciences . Survey Research. Can be Qualitative or Quantitative Self-report Opinion Perceptions (attitudes & beliefs) Different than knowledge measure or social-psychological measure/inventory Mail/Internet/Personal Interview/Phone Interview. Ex Post Facto

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Research Designs

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  1. Research Designs Social Sciences

  2. Survey Research • Can be Qualitative or Quantitative • Self-report • Opinion • Perceptions (attitudes & beliefs) • Different than knowledge measure or social-psychological measure/inventory • Mail/Internet/Personal Interview/Phone Interview

  3. Ex Post Facto • Historical

  4. Qualitative Design • Focus Group • Delphi Technique • Phenomenological • Survey (Interview) • Observation

  5. Combined (Qualitative & Quantitative) • Use of multiple measures (Triangulation) • Interviews & Standardized scales • Interviews & Self-report inventories • Quantitative data & case study (observation)

  6. Content/Documentary Analysis • Contents of Brochures • Contents of TV Programs • Comparison of ethnicity in a series of journals • Language types used to foster gender equity

  7. Pre-Experimental • Case Study • Biased (Purposeful) Sampling

  8. Quasi-Experimental Research • When Randomized selection and/or assignment can not be achieved • Often Descriptive or Comparisons

  9. Experimental Design • When random selection and assignment can be achieved

  10. Other Designs & Considerations • Program Evaluation • Meta-Analysis (Model Building) • Reliability & Validity (testing an instrument)

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