EDCI. 610 - Research Design (ch. 6-7)

Purpose statement

• establishes the intent or objective of a research study

• one single concept being explored in a qualitative study

• a term used for a more abstract, general meaning of a variable

• contains the major words and ideas of a statement and provides space for researchers to insert their project information

Central phenomenon

• establishes the intent or objective of a research study

• one single concept being explored in a qualitative study

• a term used for a more abstract, general meaning of a variable

• contains the major words and ideas of a statement and provides space for researchers to insert their project information

Constructs

• establishes the intent or objective of a research study

• one single concept being explored in a qualitative study

• a term used for a more abstract, general meaning of a variable

• contains the major words and ideas of a statement and provides space for researchers to insert their project information

Script

• establishes the intent or objective of a research study

• one single concept being explored in a qualitative study

• a term used for a more abstract, general meaning of a variable

• contains the major words and ideas of a statement and provides space for researchers to insert their project information

A good ​​ (a)   purpose statement contains information about the central phenomenon explored in the study, the participants, and the research site.​

• quantitative
• mixed methods
• qualitative

​ (a)   purpose statements differ in terms of the language and a focus on relating or comparing variables or constructs.

• quantitative
• mixed methods
• qualitative

A​ (a)   purpose statement contains the overall intent of the study, information about both quantitative and qualitative strands of the study, and the integration (or combination) of both strands, and the insight expected from the data integration.

• quantitative
• mixed methods
• qualitative

null hypothesis

• a prediction that no relationship or no significant difference exists between groups on a variable

• a prediction about a significant relationship between variables

alternate hypothesis

• a prediction that no relationship or no significant difference exists between groups on a variable

• a prediction about a significant relationship between variables