CRM 310 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: York Regional Police, Literature Review, Research Question
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Compare and contrast qualitative and quantitative research designs. Evaluate the appropriateness of different kinds of sampling processes. Outline the threats to qualitative research and analyze how these threats can be managed. A tentative plan for how you will conduct your research. Specific steps you will take to answer your question. Including how you will select your sample. What kind of interpretive method you will use, etc. How you will address potential threats to validity. Social reality exists out there waiting to be discovered and explained. Objectivity, separation of researcher"s values from research (bracketing) Next step builds on the current step; follow in order. Research question is at the start of the research process. Reality is socially constructed; multiple subjective meanings. Reflexivity; take account of the researcher"s positionality. Acknowledge biases/preconceptions that researcher brings to project. Weave back and forth between research questions, data collection, and analysis. No set starting and end point; questions/methods may change/evolve.
