Research Paradigms
General Terminology


Research Questions
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Indigenous research
100

Seeking one truth, one reality that can be generalized to others

What is Positivist 
100

A Term that originated at McMaster University 

What is Evidence Based Practice 

100

A type of study typically using surveys and questionnaires which simply aims to describe 

What is Descriptive 

100

Kimberly Calderwood's nemesis whose video titled "Why user involvement in research and evaluation is a bad thing" 

Who is Peter Beresford 

100

Indigenous Theoretical Framework typically divided into four distinct parts to represent balance 

What is Medicine Wheel 

200

Social Change and Action happens during this research type

What is Critical Theory 

200

A perspective or way of thinking that forms the foundation of how we think and make decisions.

What is a Paradigm

200
A survey design used to looks at the outcomes of an implemented program

What is Evaluative

200

Systematic, Meta-Analysis, and Content analysis

What are types of Literature Reviews

200

"an open-structured, conventional style methodology that respects story sharing within a Tribal cultural protocol context”

What are sharing circles

300

A type of research method that is associated with Positivist studies able to create causation, prediction, and association between variables

What is Quantitative 

300
A branch of philosophy about "The study of" 

What is Epistemology 

300

Uses open-ended questions by asking broad questions to better understand a phenomenon 

What is Exploratory 

300

TRUE or FALSE: Interpretive Qualitative Research is less systematic than positivist research 

What is False 

300

Role of researcher within Indigenous Study 

What is Co-Researcher 

400

 Feminist, Marxist, and Critical Race Theories are ____________ that inform research approaches

What are Theoretical Frameworks

400

Refers to the actual measures/scales the researchers use and if it is measuring what it should

What is measurement Validity

400

"Is there a connection between x and y ?" 

What is a positivist research question

400

A Type of research Introduced by Kurt Lewin and popularaized by Paulo Friere 

What is Participatory Action Research 

400

"utilized to honor the strengths of both Aboriginal and Western knowledge, research techniques, knowledge translation, and program development”

What is Two Eyed Seeing 

500

Indigenous, Pre-Positivist, Positivist, Interpretive, Critical 

What are research paradigms

500
Refers to whether the measure is consistent if applied to different groups

What is Representative Reliability 

500

Views Cause and Effect, typically has a hypotheses it wishes to test 

What is Explanatory 

500

Qualitative and Quantitative research are used to create a third point and expand research further

What is Triangulation 

500

An method aligned with indigenous approach (1) to record and reflect their community’s strengths and concerns, (2) to promote critical dialogue and knowledge about personal and community issues through large and small group discussion of their photographs, and (3) to reach policymakers.

What is Photovoice 

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