03/06/2016
English department
:. This is the philosophy or the general principle which will guide your research.....
research generates statistics through the use of large-scale survey research, using methods such as questionnaires or structured interviews.
research explores attitudes, behaviour and experiences through such methods as interviews or focus groups.
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The research methodology is the philosophy or general principle which guides the research.
methods are the tools you use to gather your data.
research explores attitudes, behaviour and experiences.
of qualitative methodologies include action research, ethnography, feminist research and grounded theory. )
research generates statistics through the use of large-scale survey research.
qualitative nor quantitative research is better they are just different. Both have their strengths and weaknesses.
own intuition and the words you use will give pointers to whether qualitative or quantitative research is more appropriate for your chosen project.
methods: are the tools you use to collect your data.
There are two types of background research ? – and research.
.. research involves the study of a subject through firsthand observation and investigation.
research involves the collection of information from studies that other researchers have made of a subject.
, the easiest and quickest way to access secondary sources are libraries or the internet.
