IHS 4504 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Health Education, Deductive Reasoning, Inductive Reasoning
21 May 2018
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Chapter 1 Textbook Notes
- Health education research: a systemic investigation involving the analysis of collected
information or data that ultimately is used to enhance health education knowledge or
practice and answers one or more questions about a health-related theory, behavior or
phenomenon.
Approaches to Research
- Two basic fundamental types of research:
o Quantitative
o Qualitative
- Mixed method study: quantitative & qualitative may both be utilized in the same study.
o May be considered a third approach
- Quantitative research: used to answer questions about relationships among measurable
variables.
o Scientific methods: time-honored procedure with steps that include:
▪ 1. State the problem
▪ 2. State the testable/ measurable hypothesis
▪ 3. Design a study
▪ 4. Conduct the study
▪ 5. Analyze the data
▪ 6. State conclusion based on findings
▪ 7. Identify new research question
- Qualitative research: designed to answer questions about the complex nature of
phenomena being researched
o Qualitative researchers record words and phrases looking for meaning, concepts,
or theory.
- Explanatory mixed method: qualitative data is used to help explain quantitative results.
- Triangulation mixed method: both quantitative and qualitative data are collected at the
same time and the results are examined simultaneously to develop conclusions related
to the initial research question.
- Community-based participatory research: working in collaboration with community
stakeholders to plan and conduct research resulting in action plans for community
improvement.
Quantitative/Qualitative Comparisons
- Quantitative and qualitative approaches are similar in that both are research, and as
such we can use our definition of health education research to describe them.
- Quantitative researchers identify variables that can be observed and measured.
- Qualitative researchers use words instead of numbers to represent their data.
- Quantitative researchers use more deductive reasoning than do qualitative researchers.
o Deductive reasoning: the forming of conclusions based on gathered data by
applying the rules of logic to a premise.
- Qualitative researchers use more inductive reasoning than do quantitative researchers
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Document Summary
Health education research: a systemic investigation involving the analysis of collected information or data that ultimately is used to enhance health education knowledge or practice and answers one or more questions about a health-related theory, behavior or phenomenon. Two basic fundamental types of research: quantitative, qualitative. Mixed method study: quantitative & qualitative may both be utilized in the same study: may be considered a third approach. Quantitative research: used to answer questions about relationships among measurable variables: scientific methods: time-honored procedure with steps that include, 1. Qualitative research: designed to answer questions about the complex nature of phenomena being researched: qualitative researchers record words and phrases looking for meaning, concepts, or theory. Explanatory mixed method: qualitative data is used to help explain quantitative results. Triangulation mixed method: both quantitative and qualitative data are collected at the same time and the results are examined simultaneously to develop conclusions related to the initial research question.
