Thesis Proposal
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Material-ChooseaTopicandNarrowIt.pptChoose a Topic
and Narrow It
Criteria for Selecting
a Research Approach
Quantitative approach is best when:
- Testing causal relationships (factor/s that influence a particular outcome).
- Evaluating the usefulness or successes of an intervention.
- Establishing which factors best predict an outcome.
- Testing theories or explanations.
Qualitative approach is best when:
- The Researcher is uncertain about which are the most important variables to be examined.
- If the topic is new, sample population is unexplored by the topic or the dominant explanations may not apply to a given sample population.
Criteria for Selecting
a Research Approach
Mixed Methods approach is best when:
- Neither quantitative nor qualitative approaches will adequately examine the variables being researched.
- The Researcher wants to capitalize on the strengths of both qualitative and quantitative approaches.
Let’s Try an Example . . .
Focus your topic . . .
Who?
What?
Where?
When?
Why?
How?
Brainstorm a Topic
Questions > Problem
TOPIC: I am studying __________
QUESTION: because I want to find out ________
SIGNIFICANCE: in order to help my reader
understand __________
PRACTICAL APPLICATION: so readers may
___________
(Booth, Colomb, & Williams, 2008)
Let’s Peer Review . . .
