Research Design by Usic https://padlet.com/usictech/t72jlysg1ttilw8q Methodological choices and justifications en-us 2020-06-15 07:55:31 UTC 2025-12-10 09:11:04 UTC hello@padlet.com Group 3 usictech https://padlet.com/usictech/t72jlysg1ttilw8q/wish/626907424 Practice topic: Attitudes to climate change.

Now, follow the two steps 
1. Make a choice (of method)
mix methodology
2. Justify your choice (in relation to your topic, participants, setting))

>>What is a suitable research philosophy?

>>What kind (or kinds) of data do you need? 

>>What method (or methods) will you use (e.g. interview, questionnaire, observation)?

>>Should your research be explanatory (deductive) or exploratory (inductive)?

>>Number of methods?  

>>Time?  Over a certain period (longitudinal) or at one time (cross-sectional)?



]]> 2020-06-15 07:59:25 UTC https://padlet.com/usictech/t72jlysg1ttilw8q/wish/626907424 Group 2 usictech https://padlet.com/usictech/t72jlysg1ttilw8q/wish/626912401 Practice topic: Attitudes to climate change.

Now, follow the two steps 
1. Make a choice (of method)
2. Justify your choice (in relation to your topic, participants, setting))

>>What is a suitable research philosophy?

interpretivism

>>What kind (or kinds) of data do you need? 

qualtitative and deep data
primary data

>>What method (or methods) will you use (e.g. interview, questionnaire, observation)?

interrogation(interview/questionnaire)


>>Should your research be explanatory (deductive) or exploratory (inductive)?

inductive

>>Number of methods?  

Mono method

>>Time?  Over a certain period (longitudinal) or at one time (cross-sectional)?

cross-sectional


]]> 2020-06-15 08:02:53 UTC https://padlet.com/usictech/t72jlysg1ttilw8q/wish/626912401 Group 1 usictech https://padlet.com/usictech/t72jlysg1ttilw8q/wish/626912491 Practice topic: Attitudes to climate change.

Now, follow the two steps 
1. Make a choice (of method)
Interrogation and Experience
2. Justify your choice (in relation to your topic, participants, setting)
The aim of research is to explore people’s attitudes on climate change, so we decide to use a mixed research with questionnaires and a small-scale interview to collect primary data (especially words, not numerical data).

>>What is a suitable research philosophy?
Interpretivism


>>What kind (or kinds) of data do you need? 
Primary data; Words

>>What method (or methods) will you use (e.g. interview, questionnaire, observation)?
Questionnaire and interview

>>Should your research be explanatory (deductive) or exploratory (inductive)?
Inductive

>>Number of methods?  
2 methods

>>Time?  Over a certain period (longitudinal) or at one time (cross-sectional)?
One time


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