Documenti di Didattica
Documenti di Professioni
Documenti di Cultura
Dr Ojuka
Introduction
Theories
Literature
Relationship between theory and research ; theory testing or generating
Assumptions and views on how research should be conducted
Assumption about the nature of social phenomena
Values of research community Ethical issues
Political context
Training and personal values of the researcher
Elements of the process of research
Research questions
Narrowing down to what you want to know about
Important of research question
Guide your literature review, although literature review may help clarify the question
Guide your research design
Guide data collection and analysis
Guide writing of results
Elements of the process of research
Literature review
What is already known about the topic
What concepts and theories have been applied to the topic
What research methods have been applied to the topic
What controversies exist and how it has been studied
What clashes of evidence (if any) exist
Who the key contributors to research on the topic are
Elements of the process of research
Sampling
Data collection
Data analysis
Write up
Theory and research
Values
Theory
Epistemology
Ontology
Practical considerations