Classifications of Research

The purpose of this type of research is to describe in-depth experience of one person, family, group, community or institution.

• Ethnography

• Historical Research

• Case Study

• Phenomenology

This type of research is guided specifically by a hypothesis.

• Cultural Research

• Historical Research

• Case Study

• Experimental Research

This type of research uses interview, questionnaires, and sampling to get a sense of behavior with intense precision.

• Survey Research

• Phenomenology

• Historical Research

• Causal-Comparative

The purpose of this type of research is to describe a culture’s characteristics. It identifies culture variables for study, and review literature.

• Correlational Research

• Survey Research

• Ethnography

• Causal-Comparative

The purpose of this study is to describe and examine events of the past to understand the present and anticipate potential further effects.

• Cultural Research

• Historical Research

• Phenomenology

• Experimental Research

The purpose is of this research is to describe experiences as they are lived. It examines uniqueness of individual’s lived situations.

• Case Study

• Historical Research

• Causal-Comparative Research

• Phenomenology

This type of research tests for the relationship between two variables. Performing this research is done to establish what the effect of one on the other might be and how that affects the relationship.

• Correlational Research

• Experimental Research

• Historical Research

• Survey Research

This type of research involves comparison and is done without focusing on their relationship rather it focuses on the causes of phenomena.

• Survey Research

• Historical Research

• Causal-Comparative

• Phenomenology

This type of research deals with understanding human behavior in a natural setting. It is naturalistic in nature because it studies human behavior and the reasons that govern it.

• Quantitative Research

• Qualitative Research

This type of research focuses on verifiable observation.

• Quantitative Research

• Qualitative Research