Participatory Action Research

4. from the greek word meaning “pattern” a set of beliefs and practices, shared by communities of researchers, that guide the knowledge development process
7. the weakness of a study
8. a set of interrelated concepts, definitions, and propositions that present a systematic view of phenomena for the purpose of explaining and making predictions about those phenomena
9. the degree of association between two variables
13. assurance that a research participant's identity cannot be linked to the information that was provided to the researcher
15. the measures used to hold uniform or constant the conditions in a research study
17. agreement to participate in a study.
18. communication of research findings
19. a brief, comprehensive summary of a study at the beginning of an article

1. the process of determining the value of data
2. a well-defined set that has certain specified properties
3. systematic, interaction, and subjective research method used to describe and give meaning to human experiences
5. the view that a “reality” exists that can be observed, measured, and understood, however this view is tempered by the belief that science offers an imperfect understanding of the world
6. abbreviation for research method we discussed in class today
10. a best guess or prediction about what a researcher expects to find with regard to the relationship between two or more variables
11. the basis for naturalistic (qualitative) research; belief that reality is not fixed but rather is a construction of the people perceiving it
12. the theory or discipline dealing with principles of moral values and moral conduct
14. process of testing relationships, differences, and cause-and-effect interactions among and between variables
16. the determination of whether a measurement instrument actually measures what it is purported to measure