Definition & Value Of Research

Whether we are aware of it or not, we are surrounded by research. Educators, administrators, government officials, business leaders, human service providers, health care professionals, regularly use social research findings in their jobs. Social research can be used to raise children, reduce crime, improve public health,...

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What is the value of Research?

The nature of research problems could vary. Problems may refer to some undesirable situation or these may refer to simply a curiosity of the researcher that may be agitating his or her mind. For example, in a recent BA/BS examination of the Punjab University 67 percent of the students failed. That is a colossal wastage...

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Scientific Method Of Research & Its Special Features

Research produces knowledge which could be used for the solution of problems as well as for the generation of universal theories, principles and laws. But all knowledge is not science. The critical factor that separates scientific knowledge from other ways of acquiring knowledge is that it uses scientific approach....

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Purpose of Doing Research

The researcher’s goal is to formulate more precise questions that future research can answer.Purpose of Doing Research Exploratory research may be the first stage in a sequence of studies. A researcher may need to know enough to design and execute a second, more systematic and extensive study.  If we ask someone...

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The Uses of Research and Overview

 Some researchers focus on using research to advance general knowledge, whereas others use it to solve specific problems. Those who seek an understanding of the fundamental nature of social reality are engaged in basic research (also called academic research or pure research or fundamental research). Applied researchers,...

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The Time Dimension in Research

Another dimension of research is the treatment of time. Some studies give us a snapshot of a single, fixed time point and allow us to analyze it in detail. Other studies provide a moving picture that lets us follow events, people, or sale of products over a period of time. In this way from the angle of time research...

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Goals of A Literature Review

Reviews vary in scope and depth. Different kinds of reviews are stronger at fulfilling different goals of review. The goals of review are: 1. To demonstrate a familiarity with a body of knowledge and establish credibility. A review tells the reader that the researcher knows the research in an area and knows the...

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What are The Types of Reviews

When beginning a review, researcher may decide on a topic or field of knowledge to examine, how much depth to go into, and the kind of review to conduct. There are six types of review: 1. Self-study reviews increase the reader’s confidence. A review that only demonstrates familiarity with an area is rarely published...

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The Components of the Theoretical Framework

A good theoretical framework identifies and labels the important variables in the situation that are relevant to the problem identified. It logically describes the interconnections among these variables. The relationships among the independent variables, the dependent variable(s), and if applicable, the moderating and...

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Schematic Diagram of the Theoretical Model

Schematic Diagram of the Theoretical Model framework should be given so that the reader can see and easily comprehend the theorized relationships. Example: Research Question: Why middle class families decline in their size? By following the guidelines discussed earlier let us develop a theoretical framework. 1....

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Research Methods Ethical Issues In Research

Ethics are norms or standards of behavior that guide moral choices about our behavior and our relationships with others. The goal of ethics in research is to ensure that no one is harmed or suffers adverse consequences from research activities. This objective is usually achieved. However, unethical activities are pervasive...

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Criteria For Good Measurement

Now Criteria For Good Measurement that we have seen how to operationally define variables, it is important to make sure that the instrument that we develop to measure a particular concept is indeed accurately measuring the variable, and in fact, we are actually measuring the concept that we set out to measure....

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What is The Parallel Form Reliability

Parallel Form Reliability know When responses on two comparable sets of measures tapping the same construct are highly correlated, we have parallel-form reliability. It is also called equivalent form reliability. Both forms have similar items and same response format, the only changes being the wording and the order...

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Survey Research An Overview

Surveys require asking people, who are called respondents, for information, using either verbal or written questions. Questionnaires or interviews are utilized to collect data on the telephone, face- face, and through other communication media. The more formal term sample survey emphasizes that the purpose...

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Posted at 7:38 PM |  by Sohail Khatri