May 29, 2023
by Center for Social Development and Education
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Qualitative researchers often explore a new topic by interviewing those directly involved, aiming to learn from their expert experience. In this entry, we’ll look at how to determine which questions help answer our exploratory question: “What is it like being … Continue reading
May 1, 2023
by Center for Social Development and Education
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Choosing a research topic can be hard. You might know what topic you want to explore, but what specifically do you want to investigate and why? If you’re stuck, ask yourself, “what questions do I want to answer?” Below we … Continue reading
April 3, 2023
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Breaking down the experiences of real people into numbers and statistics can tell an incomplete story. While quantitative analysis requires a preexisting theory of a phenomenon, qualitative methods allow researchers to explore new theories by understanding phenomena in the context … Continue reading
November 1, 2021
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“That intervention just isn’t going to work for my students.” “My school doesn’t have the time.” “This program isn’t working like you said it would.” In school-based research, these phrases are commonplace. Despite the careful planning put into intervention research, … Continue reading