SWP 538 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Confounding, Discriminant, Operationalization
4 Oct 2016
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A researcher wants to test a developmental theory that is disparate in comparison to conventional models. He believes that conventional theories are inadequate for explaining the development of women in society. What is most likely this researcher"s philosophical or paradigm orientation: anti-oppression, experiential (not a paradigm, experimental (not a paradigm, feminist. Research should be subjected to the so what rule (so what does this have to do with social work or what is the value to social work?). It has to better the lives of clients, research isn"t done for the sake of doing it. When researchers start their literature review, they must address several questions. Research should not be developing hypothesis statements based on a guess or opinion; rather, they should be guided by what other researchers have found in a literature review. Quantitative research is deductive driven by findings of other studies. Hypothesis are defined as testable statements that predict a relationship between at least 2 variables.
