RESEARCH DESIGN: LEARNING THROUGH EXPERIENCE Matthew Clifford, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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RESEARCH DESIGN: LEARNING THROUGH EXPERIENCE Matthew Clifford, University of Wisconsin- Madison

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RESEARCH DESIGN: LEARNING THROUGH

EXPERIENCE

Matthew Clifford, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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OVERVIEW1. Determining research questions2. What should be measured? 3. Collecting data

A. QualitativeB. Quantitative

4. Practicalities of research5. Questions

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DETERMINING QUESTIONS1. What do you want to know?2. Who is your audience?2. What can be measured? 3. What types of questions need to be

asked? A. Description (theory finding)B. Relationships (theory testing)

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Report Section 1

Where to go for helpYourself! Write about what you and your colleagues need to know and whyGoogleScholar: Site for research abstracts (but beware quality issues!)EBSCO or ERIC: Site for research abstract

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WHAT CAN BE MEASURED?1. What do you want to know about?

A. Beliefs/SatisfactionB. KnowledgeC. Behaviors

2. What is empirically known? (Literature review)

3. What is most convincing at this time?

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Report Section 2

Where to go for helpYour colleagues and facilitatorsGoogleScholar: Site for research abstracts (but beware quality issues!)EBSCO or ERIC: Site for research abstract

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COLLECTING DATAQualitative Quantitative

Purpose Exploring relationshipsTesting theory

Exploring relationshipsTesting theory

Questions How do things work?Why do phenomena occur?What factors interplay?

How do things work? What factors interplay?How prevalent are trends?

Sources Interviews, Focus GroupsDialogueDocument/mediaObservationCase study

SurveysDatabases

Analysis Qualitative analysis Statistical analysis

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COLLECTING DATA1. Qualitative data2. Quantitative data3. Mixing methods: Triangulation4. Sampling

A. RandomB. PurposefulC. Network

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Cautions!Only collect what you need Only collect what you want to report on and can report onKeep anonymity on sensitive topics

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PRACTICALITIES1. Before you start….

A. PermissionB. Planning with the end in mindC. Inviting participation: The one-pager

2. Designing instrumentsA. Interview rulesB. Survey rules

3. Reporting

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QUESTIONS

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