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Research Methodologies Presented by Mechthild Maczewski Overview of Presentation Overview of Quantitative/Qualitative Methodologies Focus on Qualitative Research Questions, Characteristics, Methods, Data Analysis, Credibility Research Methodologies / Methods GILD Discussion Overview of Research Methodologies Qualitative Research Ethnography, Case Study, Grounded Theory, Autobiography, Participatory Action Research, Phenomenology (each grounded in a specific discipline and philosophical assumptions) Quantitative Research Survey methods, Experiments Mixed Methods Draw from qualitative and quantitative methods Quantitative A quantitative approach is one in which the investigator primarily uses post-positivist claims for developing knowledge (i.e. cause and effect thinking, reduction to specific variables and hypotheses and questions, use of measurement and observation, and the test of theories). (Creswell, 2003, p.19) Qualitative - Definition … qualitative researchers study things in their natural settings, attempting to make sense of or interpret phenomenon in terms of the meanings people bring to them. (Denzin Lincoln, 2000, p.3). Qualitative - Definition A qualitative approach is one in which the inquirer often makes knowledge claims based primarily on constructivist perspectives (i.e. the multiple meanings of individual experiences, meanings socially and historically constructed, with an intent of developing a theory or pattern) or advocacy/participatory perspectives (i.e. political, issue-oriented, collaborative or change oriented) or both. (Creswell, 2003, p.18) Research Questions Qualitative In qualitative study inquirers state research questions, not objectives (i.e. specific goals for the research) or hypotheses (i.e. predictions that involve variables and statistical tests). (C., 2003, p.105) Example: How do students use program development tools? Characteristics of Qualitative Research Takes place in the natural setting Uses multiple methods t