Discuss your growing understanding of qualitative and quantitative methods; use examples from research reports/studies to highlight how these different methods approach social issues; find through the library one qualitative study and one quantitative (they can be on the same or different topics) . For this essay you are expected to reference various sources to help inform your discussion of these two methods (use the readings, your text book and the library data base http://www.csu.edu.au/division/library
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In this assignment you need to show your understanding of qualitative and quantitative research by:
For this report you are expected to reference various sources to help inform your understanding of these two methods. Different sources of information can assist you with each part of your assignment.
In this task you are looking for research articles, one representing quantitative research and one representing qualitative research. Here are a few tips you can use when searching for your articles:
Quantitative Research
You can find quantitative articles by searching in Primo Search or our Library databases using methodology terms as keywords. Some examples of possible keywords could be data mining, survey, quantitative, statistical, or correlation. When searching for quantitative research on a social issue such as homelessness, you could use the following search string:
Qualitative Research
When searching for qualitative articles, you can once again include terms that describe the methods used to collect data, such as questionnaire, ethnographic, lived experience, qualitative, or focus group in your search, along with terms that indicate the group, setting, or health condition you are interested in. If we use homelessness as an example again, your search string could be:
Remember, these are just some of the many possibilities. You will need to try multiple combinations of keywords and search techniques throughout your research. The search tools used in these search strings, such as *, ( ), OR & AND are explained in depth on the Primo Search page of this guide!
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