NUR1 422 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Operational Definition, Theoretical Definition, Conceptual Framework
1 Dec 2016
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The building blocks of research: the faces and places of research: when researchers address a problem or answer a question throught disciplined research-regadless of the underlying paradigm-they are doing a study (or an investigastion or research project). Key term used in quantitative and qualitative research: Inductive reasoning: research can be undertaken in a variety of settings (the specific places where informations is gathered) and in one or more site. Some studies take places in naturalistic settings in the field; at the other extreme, some studies are done in highly controlled laboratory settings. The site is overall location for research; researchers sometimes engage and multisite studies. Setting are the more specific places where data collection will occur. Setting for nursing research can range from totally naturalistic environments to formal laboratories. Phenomena, concepts and contructs: researchers investigate concepts and phenomena (or constructs), which are abstraction or mental representations inferred from behavior or characteristics.
