Research Design : Why Thinking about Design Matters / Julianne Cheek and Elise Øby.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cheek, Julianne, author.

Øby, Elise, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Decision making.

Research--Methodology.

Research.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (347 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, California : SAGE Publications, Inc., [2023]

Summary:

Designing research is about making decisions to transform an idea into a plan that can provide answers to a research question. This engaging new text provides a serious but accessible introduction to research design and serves as a guide when designing research or reading the research of others. The authors illustrate how designing research is an iterative and reflexive process in which there is constant thinking through, and re-visiting of, decisions about that design as it develops.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Brief Contents

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

Chapter 1: Research Design

Purposes and goals of the chapter

Introduction: What Is Research Design?

Designing Research Is an Iterative Process

Research Design as a Messy, Complex, and Demanding Thought-Driven Process

Research Design: Working with the Literature

Using Relevant Literature When Designing Research

Working With the Literature Is Not the Same as Simply Reviewing It

How Do You Make Decisions About Which Literature to Trust or Rely on?

Journal Articles

Books and Book Chapters

Other Types of Literature That Might Be Useful if Used With Care

Research Design: Considering Methodology and Methods

Methods

Research Design: Considering Theory

The Importance of Reflexive Thinking When Designing Research

What Does Reflexivity Mean?

Putting Reflexive Thinking Into Practice When Designing Research

Ethics: Much More Reflexive Thinking Still to Do

Conclusions

Summary of Key Points

Key Research-Related Terms Introduced in This Chapter

Supplemental Activities

Further Readings

Notes

Chapter 2: Ethical Issues in Research Design

Purposes and Goals of the Chapter

What Is Research Ethics?

Putting Informed Consent Into Practice

Informed Consent-Who, What, and When

Informed Consent in Relation to "Vulnerable" Populations

Putting Confidentiality and Anonymity Into Practice

The Use of a Pseudonym Does Not Necessarily Ensure Anonymity

What You Need to Think About When Reusing, Repurposing, and Sharing Data

How to Address These Types of Questions?

What You Need to Think About When Using Information on the Internet as Data

Blurring the Boundary Between Public and Private

Working With Ethics Committees.

Focusing on the Principles, Not the Requirements

Chapter 3: Developing Your Research Questions

Bringing Research Questions Into Focus

Feasibility Considerations

Putting the Idea of "Think Big, Plan Big, but Do a Small, Well-Contained Study"3 Into Practice

Using the Literature When Developing Research Questions

What Is Missing in the Existing Body of Knowledge in the Literature Related to Your Problem?

Caution: Mind the Gap

Beyond the Gap

Different Forms of Reasoning and How They Shape the Form That Research Questions Take

Deductive Reasoning

Inductive Reasoning

Putting Iterative and Reflexive Research Question Development Into Practice-Learning From Others

Scratching the Underbelly of Research Design: Developing Clear Research Question(s) Reflections by Maxi Miciak and Christine Daum

A Bit About Us, Our Projects, and What Makes Us "Qualified" to Write This

In the Beginning There Was . . .

Generating the Question(s)

Embracing Rather Than Running From Critique

Landing on a Question(s)

Key Messages

Chapter 4: Why Methodology Matters When Designing Research

Thinking Methodologically

Data: A Concept Shaped by Methodological Assumptions

The Importance of Bringing Methodological Considerations Related to Data Into Focus

Paradigms: Sets of Basic Beliefs That Guide Methodological Thinking

Onto-Epistemological Derived Assumptions Underpin Methodological Thinking.

Inquiry Paradigms and How They Connect to Methodological Thinking

Positivism

Critiques of Positivism

Post-Positivism

Constructivism

Inquiry Paradigms Affect Thinking About Whether Research Is Credible

Why Is Thinking About Your Paradigmatic Stance Important?

The Importance of Asking Methodological Questions of Your Research Design

Avoiding the Misuse of Methods

Chapter 5: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches to Designing Research

Purposes and Goals of Chapter

Qualitative and Quantitative Research Strategies

Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches Reflect Different Research Purposes

A Word of Caution

Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches Reflect Different Logic of Inquiry

Quantitative Approaches Employ Deductive Reasoning

Qualitative Approaches Predominantly Draw on Inductive Reasoning

Another Word of Caution

Rounding Off Our Introductory Discussion of Qualitative and Quantitative Research Strategies

Common Features Associated With Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches

Common Features Associated With Quantitative Ways of Thinking When Designing Research

Common Features Associated With Qualitative Ways of Thinking When Designing Research

Variation Within Quantitative and Qualitative Research Approaches

Quantitative Inquiry as a Diverse Approach

Quantitative Approaches Vary in the Methods That They Use

Capturing the Variety in Quantitative Approaches

Qualitative Research Approaches as Diverse Strategies of Inquiry

More Specialized Forms of Qualitative Research

Ethnography as an Example of a Specialist Qualitative Approach

Discourse Analysis-Another Form of Specialized Qualitative Inquiry.

How Many Specialist Types of Qualitative Inquiry Are There and What Are They?

Capturing the Variety of Qualitative Approaches

Summing Up: Design Considerations in Light of the Variety Within Qualitative Research

Which Are Better: Qualitative or Quantitative Research Approaches?

Chapter 6: Obtaining Data Using Qualitative Approaches

Purpose and Goals of the Chapter

Qualitative Methods Are Not Stand-Alone Data Collection Techniques

Different Qualitative Methods Use Different Strategies of Inquiry

Key Questions to Ask Yourself When Choosing Types of Qualitative Methods or Strategies of Inquiry

Navigating the Diversity Between and Within Qualitative Strategies of Inquiry When Designing Your Research

How Structured Will Your Qualitative Interviews Be and Why?

Choices About Structure Are Choices About the Degree of Control You Have Over the Interview

Using the Same Reflexive Thinking When Collecting Data Using Other Qualitative Methods

Will You Interview Your Participants Individually or in Some Form of Group and Why?

Focus Groups-A Specific Type of Interview

Which to Choose?

What Will You Ask Your Participants in the Interview and Why?

Developing Lines of Inquiry

How Many Lines of Inquiry and Associated Questions Are Ideal for an Interview Guide?

Designing Good Interview Questions

Ask One Question at a Time

Avoid Asking Dichotomous and Therefore Redundant or Limiting Questions

Don't Ask Leading Questions or Make Leading Comments, When Interviewing

Try Out Your Draft Lines of Inquiry and Questions Before You Do Your Interviews

Applying the Same Type of Thinking to Other Types of Qualitative Methods

Who Will You Interview and Why?.

Choosing Between Different Types of Purposeful Sampling Plans in Your Study Design

Putting Purposeful Sampling Into Practice When Designing Your Research

Chapter 7: Analyzing and Interpreting Qualitative Data

Analysis of Qualitative Data: An Iterative and Dynamic Strategy

When Does Analysis "Begin" When Designing and Conducting Qualitative Research?

Using Memos to Capture Your Analytic Thinking and Hunches

Why You Should Not Wait to Begin Analyzing Your Qualitative Data Until All Your Data Is Collected

Developing an Iterative Qualitatively Driven Analytic Strategy

Strategies for Organizing the Data You Collect and Keeping Track of Your Analytical Thinking About That Data

Strategies for Deciding What Parts of the Data You Have Collected Are Relevant for Addressing Your Research Problem

The Process of Data Condensation

Coding-A Strategy to Condense Your Data

More Choices and Decisions to Make When Putting Coding Into Practice

Methodological Choices About Whether to Employ an Inductive or Deductive Approach to Your Coding

Choosing a Coding Strategy Congruent With the Theoretical Pillars of Your Design

Coding in Grounded Theory

Rounding Off Our Discussion of Coding

The Art of Interpretation

Ways of Establishing the Credibility of the Interpretations You Make and Therefore the Rigor and Trustworthiness of Your Research

Collecting and Analyzing Data-When Do You Know That You Are "Done"?

Connecting Analytical Considerations to Decisions About Sample Size

Principles to Guide Sample Size Considerations in Your Qualitative Research Design

Summary of Key Points.

Key research-related terms introduced in this chapter.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-5443-5095-3

1-5443-5093-7

1-5443-5091-0

9781544350950

OCLC:

1375294820

Publisher Number:

263262