Research Concepts

2. A qualitative research strategy for recruiting difficult to reach participants
4. The systematic gathering of data to solve a problem or understand a phenomenon.
5. The philosophical paradigm that underpins research choices in terms of research methodology. The study of knowledge.
8. Research done to solve a particular/specific problem in a specific situation/organization.
9. The philosophical paradigm that underpins research choices in terms of research design. The study of the nature of reality.

1. Research done for its own sake to build theory, general knowledge, understand a phenomenon or to set the stage for further research.
2. A common quantitative research design.
3. The ‘blue print’ for your research.
6. A belief system that drives a particular research approach. A framework for understanding and therefore doing research.
7. The first level of statistical analysis presenting the characteristics of the data.