Research Designs Social Sciences. Survey Research Can be Qualitative or Quantitative Can be Qualitative or Quantitative Self-report Self-report Opinion.

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Research Designs Social Sciences

Survey Research Can be Qualitative or Quantitative Can be Qualitative or Quantitative Self-report Self-report Opinion Opinion Perceptions (attitudes & beliefs) Perceptions (attitudes & beliefs) Different than knowledge measure or social-psychological measure/inventory Different than knowledge measure or social-psychological measure/inventory Mail/Internet/Personal Interview/Phone Interview Mail/Internet/Personal Interview/Phone Interview

Ex Post Facto Ex Post Facto Historical Historical

Qualitative Design Focus Group Focus Group Delphi Technique Delphi Technique Phenomenological Phenomenological Survey (Interview) Survey (Interview) Observation Observation

Combined (Qualitative & Quantitative) Use of multiple measures (Triangulation) Use of multiple measures (Triangulation) Interviews & Standardized scales Interviews & Standardized scales Interviews & Self-report inventories Interviews & Self-report inventories Quantitative data & case study (observation) Quantitative data & case study (observation)

Content/Documentary Analysis Contents of Brochures Contents of Brochures Contents of TV Programs Contents of TV Programs Comparison of ethnicity in a series of journals Comparison of ethnicity in a series of journals Language types used to foster gender equity Language types used to foster gender equity

Pre-Experimental Case Study Case Study Biased (Purposeful) Sampling Biased (Purposeful) Sampling

Quasi-Experimental Research When Randomized selection and/or assignment can not be achieved When Randomized selection and/or assignment can not be achieved Often Descriptive or Comparisons Often Descriptive or Comparisons

Experimental Design When random selection and assignment can be achieved When random selection and assignment can be achieved

Other Designs & Considerations Program Evaluation Program Evaluation Meta-Analysis (Model Building) Meta-Analysis (Model Building) Reliability & Validity (testing an instrument) Reliability & Validity (testing an instrument)