Research: the grand design!
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For PhD Researchers
Dr Palitha EdirisinghaUniversity of Leicester, UK.
Research: the Grand Design!
Research topic and problem
Research topic and problem
RESEARCH QUESTIONS and purpose / objectiveRESEARCH QUESTIONS and purpose / objective
RESEARCH STRATEGIESRESEARCH STRATEGIES
Basic researchApplied research
From Blaikie (2010), Bryman (2008)
RESEARCH PARADIGMSRESEARCH PARADIGMS
Concepts, theories,
hypothesis and models
Concepts, theories,
hypothesis and models
Data types, forms and sources
Data types, forms and sources
Selection from data sources
Selection from data sources
Data collection and timingData collection and timing
Data reduction and analysis
Data reduction and analysis
'What' questions'Why' questions'How' questions
InductiveDeductive
ExploreDescribe
UnderstandPredictChangeEvaluate
Assess impact
Ontological considerationsEpistemological considerationsMethodological considerations
PositivismInterpretivism
FeminismOther
Natural social settings
Semi-natural settings
Artificial settingsSocial artefacts
Research methodology /
design
Research methodology /
design
Top downBottom up
Primary dataSecondary data
Tertiary data
Qualitative dataQuantitative data
Qualitative methodsQuantitative methods
Mixed methods
PopulationProbability sampling
Non-probability sampling
HistoricalCross-sectional
LongitudinalCase study
ExperimentsComparative
Other?
Grand theoriesMid-range theoriesLiterature (as proxy
for theory)
Grounded theoryThematic analysisContent analysis
Criteria of good research:
ethics, validity, reliability,
generalisability, other?
Criteria of good research:
ethics, validity, reliability,
generalisability, other?
