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ABOUT RESEARCH METODOLOGY

The way you approach your question will have a profound effect upon the way you construct your dissertation, so this section discusses the types of research you might undertake for your dissertation.  The use of literature and case studies is considered and the merits of primary research are debated and advice is given on the use of existing research data. You may not be fond of statistics, but the potential relevance of a quantitative approach should be considered and similarly, the idea of qualitative analysis and conducting your own research may yield valuable data. The possibilities of using quantitative and qualitative data are also discussed.

http://www.socscidiss.bham.ac.uk/methodologies.html

INTRODUCTION

WHAT APPROACH SHOULD I TAKE??

 

Qualitative or quantitative?

 

1. QUALITATIVE

Data is particularly useful when you wish to find out why people engage in such behaviour.

 

2. QUANTITATIVE

Data is particularly useful when you wish to discover how common particular forms of behaviour such as illegal drug use are for a particular age group.

FURTHER INFO ON THESE RESEARCH METHODS (click here)

 

  • APPLIED RESEARCH 

  • BASIC RESEARCH

  • CORRELATIONAL RESEARCH 

  • DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH 

  • ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH 

  • EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH 

  • EXPLORATORY RESEARCH

  • GROUNDED THEORY RESEARCH

  • HISTORICAL RESEARCH 

  • PHENOMENOLOGICAL RESEARCH 

  • QUALITATIVE RESEARCH 

  • QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH

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