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*Overview of Research
*Why do we research?
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Basic Research
*Explore
*Describe
*Explain
*Predict
*Transform
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*Research starts with a problem and ends
with a tentative empirical generalization
*Generalization ends one cycle and begins
the next cycle.
*Process continues indefinitely, reflecting
the progress of a scientific discipline.
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Problem
Hypothesis
Generalization
Theory & cumulative
body of verifiable
knowledge
Research design
Data analysis
Data
collection
Measurement
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*Logical-empirical
*Neutral and
objective
*Causal
relationships
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*Trans-disciplinary approach
*Research as a strategy for capacitybuilding
*Culture-based knowledge generation
*Participatory action research
*Feminist research methods
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