Methods Rule
Research method involving the collection and analysis of narratives and/or open-ended observations.
What is qualitative research.
The extent to which the results can be reproduced when the research is repeated under the same conditions.
What is reliability.
Framework that describes the theoretical underpinnings of your work based on existing research.
What is theoretical framework.
Systematic method for collecting, analyzing, and using data to examine the effectiveness and efficiency of programs.
What is program evaluation.
Research method focusing on gathering numerical data and generalizing it across groups of people or to explain a particular phenomenon.
What is quantitative research.
The extent to which the results really measure what they are supposed to measure.
What is validity.
Framework allowing a researcher to draw their own conclusions, mapping out the variables to use in a study and the interplay between them.
What is conceptual framework.
A graphical representation of the relationships between the parts of a program and its expected outcomes.
What is a logic model.
Term for using quantitative and qualitative research methods in one study.
What is mixed methods.
The set of all possible participants.
What is the population.
Clear statements of what a researcher aims to achieve through research.
What are research objectives.
The point at which the data collected begin to yield no new information.
What is saturation.
The scientific study of subjectivity.
What is Q methodology.
The extent to which results will apply to different types of individuals and contexts.
What is generalizability.
The specific concern a researcher will answer.
What are research questions.
The coolest research method available to us.
What is Q methodology.