Research Design

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1 Question

2 Sample

3 Sampling Strategy

4 Recruitment

5 Retention

6 Ethics

7 Data Collection

8 Data analysis

9 Reaching conclusion

10 Making recommendation

11 Dissemination

12 Wider impact

Research Approach	Knowledge Claims	Strategy of Inquiry	Method	Use these practices of research, as the researcher
Quantitative	Postpositivist assumptions	Experimental design Quasi- experimental design	Predetermined Closed-ended questions Performance, attitude, observation and census data Statistical analysis	Tests or verifies theories or explanations Identifies variables to study Relates variables in questions or hypotheses Uses standards of validity and reliability Observes and measures information numerically Uses unbiased approaches Employ statistical procedures
Qualitative	Constructivist assumptions	Ethnographic design	Emerging methods Open-ended questions Field observation, document data Text and image analysis	Positions himself of herself collects participant meanings Focuses on a single concept or phenomenon Brings personal values into the study
Qualitative	Advocacy/Participatory assumptions	Narrative design	Open-ended interview and audiovisual data Text and image analysis	Studies the context or setting of participants Validates the accuracy of findings Makes interpretations of the data Creates an agenda for change/reform
Mixed Methods	Pragmatic assumptions	Mixed methods design	Both predetermined and emerging methods Both open- and closed -ended questions Multiple forms of data drawing on all possibilities Statistical and text analysis	Collects both quantitative and qualitative data Develops a rationale for mixing Presents visual picture of the procedure in the study Employs the practices of both qualitative and quantitative research

For instance

Research design is exploratory at this stage and tends to tackle new problems on which little or no previous research has been done. This will help in determining the research design, sampling methodology and data collection method. This will form the basis of conclusive or confirmatory research in the end.
Exploratory will turn into explanatory during hypotheses test about cause-and-effect relationships. The objective is to determine which variable might be causing a certain behavior, i.e. whether there is a cause and effect relationship between variables.
The research will end with confirmatory factor analysis.