3.0 RESEARCH DESIGNS AND METHODOLOGY

  Research Methodology The research methodology is the systematic, theoretical analysis of the procedures applied to a field of study (Kothari, 2004). It involves procedures of describing, explaining and predicting phenomena so as to solve a problem; it is the ‘hows’; the process or techniques of conducting research. A Methodology does not set out to […]

Non-experimental Research Designs

  Besides experimental research designs (which rely more on random and laboratory controls), there are other types of research and designs which are more descriptive and may not necessarily rely on random and laboratory controls.  These include but not limited to Case study research design, Content Analysis research design , Causal Comparative (Ex Post Facto) research design, […]

Non-experimental Research Designs – continued

Grounded Theory Research Design According to Creswell (2003), in grounded theory research a researcher attempts to derive a general, abstract theory of a process, action, or interaction grounded in the views of participants in a study” (p. 14). Leedy and Ormrod (2001) further observes that grounded theory research begins with data that develops into a […]

Survey Research Design

Survey research design is one of the most popular descriptive research designs used by students of research,  practitioners and scholars.  Surveys are broadly classified into two, namely cross-sectional and longitudinal surveys.   Cross-sectional Survey Cross-sectional Surveys are primarily used to determine prevalence which equals the number of cases in a population at a given point […]