Research Designs

Research Designs

Types of Designs William Trochim Oct 20, 2006 This page provides a brief description of types of research designs. Trochim, W. (2006). Types of Designs. Research Methods Knowledge Base. Retrieved from http://www.socialresearchmethods.net/kb/destypes.php

Types of Research: The Four Main Approaches Alzheimer Europe Feb 21, 2009 This paper describes four main approaches to the three types of research. Alzheimer Europe. (2009, February 21). Types of Research: The Four Main Approaches. Retrieved from http://www.alzheimer-europe.org/Research/Understanding-dementia-research/Types-of-research/The-four-main-approaches

Research Design and Methods London Deanery Jan 1, 2012 This brief module on research design methods is part of a larger collection of information about educational research. The module can be downloaded as a pdf. London Deanery. (2012). Research Design and Methods. Introduction to Educational Research. Retrieved from http://www.faculty.londondeanery.ac.uk/e-learning/introduction-to-educational-research/research-design-and-methods

Research Design and Methods David Morgan Jan 1, 2013 Chapter 3 is about Research Design and Methods. It covers qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods as well as the role of research in each. Morgan, D. L. (2013). Integrating qualitative and quantitative methods: A pragmatic approach. Sage publications. Retrieved from https://us.sagepub.com/sites/default/files/upm-binaries/57848_Chapter_3_Morgan_Integrating_Qualitative_and_Quantitative_Methods_2.pdf

Research Designs in Education Louis Cohen, Lawrence Manion, Keith Morrison Jan 1, 2013 Chapters 3, 6, 8, 9, 10, and 12 in this book are recommended reading to better understand research designs. No working link is available. Cohen, L., Manion, L., & Morrison, K. (2013). Research methods in education. Routledge.

Research Designs Oskar Blakstad This heavily linked page is a guide and part of a course on accomplishing scientific research. Blakstad, O. (n.d.). Research Designs. Explorables. Retrieved from https://explorable.com/research-designs

Descriptive Designs

What is Descriptive Research? AECT Aug 3, 2001 A short summary to appear in the search results or content link list. > uses browser line breaks. | uses line formatting provided in the section, as below Location: is indented 1 TAB. AECT. (2001, August 03). What is Descriptive Research?. Retrieved from http://www.aect.org/edtech/ed1/41/41-01.html

Descriptive Study NEDARC This is a brief description of descriptive study design. It is part of a larger topic on project design. NEDARC is The National EMSC Data Analysis Resource Center and is located at the University of Utah. EMSC is Emergency Medical Services for Children. NEDARC. (n.d.). Descriptive Study. Retrieved from http://www.nedarc.org/statisticalhelp/projectDesign/descriptiveStudy.html

Correlational Designs

Survey and Correlational Research Designs Content Author Jan 1, 2013 This is Chapter 8 of the cited book. The chapter starts off discussing general survey design and follows with a discussion of correlational designs (p 15 of the pdf and 239 of the book). Privitera, G. J. (2013). Research methods for the behavioral sciences. Sage Publications. Retrieved from http://www.sagepub.com/sites/default/files/upm-binaries/57732_Chapter_8.pdf

Correlational Research Guidelines Janet Waters This is a description of guidelines to use when conducting correlational research. The topics covered are design, data collection and analysis, and presentation. Waters, J. (n.d.) Correlational Research Guidelines. Capilano University. Retrieved from https://www.capilanou.ca/psychology/student-resources/research-guidelines/Correlational-Research-Guidelines/

Quasi-Experimental Designs

The Use and Interpretation of Quasi-Experimental Studies in Medical Informatics Anthony D. Harris, Jessina C. McGregor, Eli N. Perencevich, Jon P. Furuno, Jingkun Zhu, Dan E. Peterson, Joseph Finkelstein Feb 28, 2006 This article describes how quasi-experimental designs can be applied to medical informatics. Harris, A. D., McGregor, J. C., Perencevich, E. N., Furuno, J. P., Zhu, J., Peterson, D. E., & Finkelstein, J. (2006). The use and interpretation of quasi-experimental studies in medical informatics. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 13(1), 16-23. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1380192/

Quasi-Experimental Design William Trochim Oct 20, 2006 This page provides a brief description of types of quasi-experimental research design. Trochim, W. (2006). Quasi-Experimental Design. Research Methods Knowledge Base. Retrieved from http://www.socialresearchmethods.net/kb/quasiexp.php

Experimental Designs

The Use and Interpretation of Quasi-Experimental Studies in Medical Informatics Anthony D. Harris, Jessina C. McGregor, Eli N. Perencevich, Jon P. Furuno, Jingkun Zhu, Dan E. Peterson, Joseph Finkelstein Feb 28, 2006 This article describes how quasi-experimental designs can be applied to medical informatics. Harris, A. D., McGregor, J. C., Perencevich, E. N., Furuno, J. P., Zhu, J., Peterson, D. E., & Finkelstein, J. (2006). The use and interpretation of quasi-experimental studies in medical informatics. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 13(1), 16-23. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1380192/

Quasi-Experimental Design William Trochim Oct 20, 2006 This page provides a brief description of types of quasi-experimental research design. Trochim, W. (2006). Quasi-Experimental Design. Research Methods Knowledge Base. Retrieved from http://www.socialresearchmethods.net/kb/quasiexp.php

Survey Designs

Good Practice in the Conduct and Reporting of Survey Research Kate Kelley, Belinda Clark, Vivienne Brown, John Sitzia May 1, 2003 This paper provides insights into common mistakes made when accomplishing survey-based research. Kelley, K., Clark, B., Brown, V., & Sitzia, J. (2003). Good practice in the conduct and reporting of survey research. International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 15(3), 261-266. Retrieved from https://academic.oup.com/intqhc/article/15/3/261/1856193/Good-practice-in-the-conduct-and-reporting-of

Survey Design Software Creative Research Systems This page is the product of Creative Research Systems, a manufacturer of survey software. This lengthy page explains how to design a survey project. Creative Research Systems (n.d.) Survey Design Software. Retrieved from https://www.surveysystem.com/sdesign.htm

Survey Research and Questionnaires This page lists multiple survey design topics and describes each one. The topics have links to define terms and to other sites with more specific information. Survey Research and Questionnaires. (n.d.) Child Care & Early Education Research Connections. Retrieved from http://www.researchconnections.org/content/childcare/about.html