Qualitative and Quantitative
Krista Hill EDU694: Capstone 1: Educational Research
Interviews
The utilization of interviews for the purposes of qualitative and quantitative method can be administered face-to-face, email, Skype or by telephone. According to Bowling (2007), they can range from in-depth, semi-structured to unstructured depending on the information being sought. With interviews researchers have the opportunity to hear multiple sides and gain a better understanding of things as it pertains to the research based on each individual options as it will be shared with the researcher.
Focus Groups
Focus groups are useful to further explore a topic. Focus groups also help to provide a broader understanding of why the target group does what they do. Focus groups also work to assist researcher in determining the reason for attitudes and beliefs of the individuals that are within the groups of selection.
Surveys
Using surveys is a great way to gather a significant amount of data from multiple parties in a timely manner. There is a need for making sure that the information on the surveys are clear and define questions as they pertain to the research that is being conducted.
Observations- Mixed Methods
According to Hanson et.al. (2005), mixed methods approaches may mean a number of things: ie a number of different types of methods in a study or at different points within a study, or, using a mixture of qualitative and quantitative methods. Observations is the researcher looking at their target audition and identifying in their interventions and methods that are being implemented are working appropriately with the human participates.
References
Bowling, A. 2007. Research Methods in Health: Investigating Health and Health Services. Place Published: Open University Press.
Hanson WE, JW Creswell, VL Plano Clark, KS Petska and JD Creswell. 2005. Mixed Methods Research Designs in Counseling Psychology. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2005, Vol. 52, No. 2, 224–235.