1. Political Research

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-24
Author(s):  
Sandra Halperin ◽  
Oliver Heath
Keyword(s):  
Research Question ◽  
Political Research ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Research ◽  
Data Collection And Analysis ◽  
Need To Evaluate ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Analytic Skills ◽  
Independent Inquiry

This text provides readers with the analytic skills and resources they need to evaluate research findings in political research, as well as the practical skills for conducting their own independent inquiry. It shows that empirical research and normative research are not independent of each other and explains the distinction between positivism and interpretivism, and between quantitative and qualitative research. Part 1 of this edition discusses key issues in the philosophy of social science, while Part 2 presents a ‘nuts and bolts’ or ‘how to’ guide to research design, such as how to find and formulate a research question. Part 3 evaluates different methods of data collection and analysis that can be used to answer research questions, along with the variety of considerations and decisions that researchers must confront when using different methods.

1. Political Research

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra Halperin ◽  
Oliver Heath
Keyword(s):  
Research Question ◽  
Political Research ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Research ◽  
Data Collection And Analysis ◽  
Need To Evaluate ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Analytic Skills ◽  
Independent Inquiry

This text provides readers with the analytic skills and resources they need to evaluate research findings in political research, as well as the practical skills for conducting their own independent inquiry. It shows that empirical research and normative research are not independent of each other and explains the distinction between positivism and interpretivism, and between quantitative and qualitative research. Part 1 of this edition discusses key issues in the philosophy of social science, while Part 2 presents a ‘nuts and bolts’ or ‘how to’ guide to research design, such as how to find and formulate a research question. Part 3 evaluates different methods of data collection and analysis that can be used to answer research questions, along with the variety of considerations and decisions that researchers must confront when using different methods.

Political Research

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra Halperin ◽  
Oliver Heath
Keyword(s):  
Participant Observation ◽  
Independent Study ◽  
Bivariate Analysis ◽  
Practical Skills ◽  
Research Topics ◽  
Policy Issues ◽  
Political Research ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Conducting Research

Political Research: Methods and Practical Skills provides a practical and relevant guide to their to this area of studies. It equips readers with the knowledge and skills needed to evaluate research findings and successfully carry out independent study and research. Taking a helpful step-by-step approach, the chapters guide the reader through the process of asking and answering research questions and the different methods used in political research, providing practical advice on how to be critical and rigorous in both evaluating and conducting research. Topics include research design, surveys, interviewing and focus groups, ethnography and participant observation, textual analysis, quantitative analysis, bivariate analysis, and multivariate analysis. With an emphasis throughout on how research can impact important political questions and policy issues, the book equips readers with the skills to formulate significant questions and develop meaningful and persuasive answers.

scholarly journals IMPLEMENTASI MANAJEMEN MUTU TERPADU DALAM MENINGKATKAN MUTU PENDIDIKAN

2009 ◽  
Vol 20 (XI) ◽  
pp. 59-74
Author(s):  
R. Sri Martini Meilanie ◽  
Nana Aminah
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Quality Education ◽  
Education Quality ◽  
Total Quality ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Objective Description ◽  
Descriptive Method

The main objective of this research was to describe objectively the implementation of Total Quality Management (TQM) to improve education quality. To meet the objective a case study was conducted in AlMuslimin Primary School , Tambun, Bekasi. in 200xxx. employng descriptive method. Data were collected by using interview and observation tecniqes and analyzed descriptively to answer the research questions. The research was focused to answer three research question. Beside being able to give clear and objective description of TQM implementation in AlMuslimin Primary School as the research findings, the research found that TQM could improve the eduaction quality in the school under identified certain conditions. To optimoza the quality education by using TQM, the research provided a number of recommendations.

Political Research

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra Halperin ◽  
Oliver Heath
Keyword(s):  
Participant Observation ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Independent Study ◽  
Bivariate Analysis ◽  
Practical Skills ◽  
Research Topics ◽  
Political Research ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Conducting Research

Political Research: Methods and Practical Skills provides a practical and relevant guide to the research process for students. It equips readers with the knowledge and skills needed to evaluate research findings and successfully carry out independent study and research. Taking a helpful step-by-step approach, the chapters guide the reader through the process of asking and answering research questions and the different methods used in political research, providing practical advice on how to be critical and rigorous in both evaluating and conducting research. Topics include research design, surveys, interviewing and focus groups, ethnography and participant observation, textual analysis, quantitative analysis, bivariate analysis, and multivariate analysis. With an emphasis throughout on how research can impact important political questions and policy issues, the book equips readers with the skills to formulate significant questions and develop meaningful and persuasive answers.

Coming Full Cycle

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 83-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lindsey Fay ◽  
Allison Carll-White ◽  
James Harrell
Keyword(s):  
Study Data ◽  
Participant Engagement ◽  
Data Collection And Analysis ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Conducting Research ◽  
Privacy And Confidentiality ◽  
Communication Privacy ◽  
Evidence Based Decision Making ◽  
Integrate Research

Purpose: This article illustrates a collaborative, full cycle diagnostic postoccupancy evaluation (POE) conducted in an emergency department (ED) to demonstrate methods of planning a POE, conducting research to capture meaningful data, and applying outcomes through the use of a design charrette. Background: POEs often end with the reporting of findings rather than suggesting how this knowledge feeds forward. A design charrette presents an opportunity to engage with POE evidence and integrate research into practice. Methods: Planning for the POE resulted in a multiphased, multimethodological study. Data collection and analysis utilized objective and subjective measures yielding both qualitative and quantitative data. The design charrette then served as an interactive method to assist design practitioners in both understanding and applying the research findings in the redesign of the entry/triage sequence of the ED. Results: POE findings revealed four key issues impacting the ED experience. These include workflow, communication, privacy and confidentiality, and safety and security. In analyzing the use of the charrette to link POE findings to design application, it was determined that the charrette should include an all-inclusive, collaborative process, easily interpreted evidence, active participant engagement, and feasible outcomes grounded in research. Conclusion: Taking the POE process full cycle is a critical component in bridging the gap between research and its application to design. The charrette process offers a positive mark of completion to the POE and helps participants gain sensitivity to the importance of evidence-based decision-making.

scholarly journals Intercultural collaborative lesson study between Japan and Germany

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nariakira Yoshida ◽  
Mitsuru Matsuda ◽  
Yuichi Miyamoto
Keyword(s):  
Lesson Study ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Narrative Structure ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
Collaborative Project ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Questions And Answers ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Research Questions

PurposeThe primary research question in this study concerns the establishment of a platform for intercultural collaborative lesson study, which promotes reciprocal dialogue between culturally distinctive educational research groups. Therefore, this study aims to introduce a case of intercultural collaborative lesson study projects between Hiroshima University and Leipzig University and to illustrate the issues in intercultural collaborative lesson study.Design/methodology/approachThis study reconstructed the sequence of the project as a case under the narrative structure. Data were retrieved from a collaborative project between Hiroshima University and Leipzig University, which corresponds to the theoretical framework, as they represent a clear cultural contrast. The description of the project is reconstructed and reduced into a linear storyline of procedure.FindingsThis study identifies three key issues: (1) sharing data and culture, (2) visualising methodology and process, and (3) responding to research questions and answers.Research limitations/implicationsThis platform does require one cultural group neither throwing their own norms away nor creating an utterly new paradigm beyond their own cultures. It is a place “between” original places that enables groups to capture their own culture and another culture, which does not compel to change but effectively allows reflection and changing themselves.Originality/valueAlthough several transcultural reports find that one cultural asset is imported and exported, the arena of bi-directional intercultural dialogue remains undeveloped. The collaborative project between Hiroshima and Leipzig is then introduced and examined to overcome the current problems in transnational lesson study.

scholarly journals Exploring continuous auditing solutions and internal auditing: A research note

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pall Rikhardsson ◽  
Kishore Singh ◽  
Peter Best
Keyword(s):  
Research Question ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Internal Auditing ◽  
Erp Systems ◽  
Continuous Auditing ◽  
Theoretical Perspectives ◽  
System Solution ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
New Perspective

Research Question: Organizations increasingly buy standardized continuous auditing solutions from vendors rather than develop their own. What opportunities lie in exploring the adoption, implementation and application of such solutions in the context of internal auditing? Motivation: Extant literature has not fully examined the implications of this development and there are several interesting unexplored research questions in this area. Idea: We develop a framework for examining continuous auditing as an information system solution and link this to internal auditing. Data: We employ existing literature as data and build on similar frameworks from ERP systems and AIS research. Findings: The findings of the paper are a series of research questions for examining this relationship as well as a proposal for using different theoretical perspectives and methodologies. Contribution: The contribution is a new perspective on continuous auditing research that could move this research area forward and link it to current developments in the field.

scholarly journals Using a phenomenological perspective in radiation therapy research

2004 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. K. B. Halkett ◽  
S. D. Scutter ◽  
P. Arbon ◽  
M. Borg
Keyword(s):  
Radiation Therapy ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Treatment Decision ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Treatment Decision Making ◽  
Research Paradigms ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Research ◽  
Phenomenological Perspective ◽  
Research Questions

Research in radiation therapy is developing as radiation therapists recognise the need for improved evidence-based practice and patient care. However, many radiation therapists have a limited background in the area of research practices and the methodology that may be utilised to answer specific research questions. The purpose of this paper is to describe the development of a research question and the steps involved in determining an appropriate methodology that can be used to answer that research question. To demonstrate application of the approaches and methodologies that are described, an example research question that focuses on the experience of treatment decision-making for early stage breast cancer is considered and referred to throughout the paper. Initially, quantitative and qualitative research paradigms are considered and described to demonstrate the approaches that can be used, the type of data that can be collected and the results that can be analysed and utilised to answer the research question. As a phenomenological approach was found to be appropriate to investigate the question, this approach is explored in greater detail.

scholarly journals Are you really using Yarning research? Mapping Social and Family Yarning to strengthen Yarning research quality

2021 ◽  
pp. 117718012110154
Author(s):  
Petah Atkinson ◽  
Marilyn Baird ◽  
Karen Adams
Keyword(s):  
Research Method ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Research Quality ◽  
Aboriginal Community ◽  
Participant Recruitment ◽  
The Social ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Convenience Sampling ◽  
Missing Feature ◽  
Published Research

Yarning as a research method has its grounding as an Aboriginal culturally specified process. Significant to the Research Yarn is relationality, however; this is a missing feature of published research findings. This article aims to address this. The research question was, what can an analysis of Social and Family Yarning tell us about relationality that underpins a Research Yarn. Participant recruitment occurred using convenience sampling, and data collection involved Yarning method. Five steps of data analysis occurred featuring Collaborative Yarning and Mapping. Commonality existed between researcher and participants through predominantly experiences of being a part of Aboriginal community, via Aboriginal organisations and Country. This suggests shared explicit and tacit knowledge and generation of thick data. Researchers should report on their experience with Yarning, the types of Yarning they are using, and the relationality generated from the Social, Family and Research Yarn.

scholarly journals Ecodesign—A Review of Reviews

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 315
Author(s):  
Malte Schäfer ◽  
Manuel Löwer
Keyword(s):  
Success Factors ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Pollution Prevention ◽  
Past Research ◽  
The Past ◽  
Review Articles ◽  
Complete Life Cycle ◽  
Review Of Reviews ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Over Time

With the intent of summing up the past research on ecodesign and making it more accessible, we gather findings from 106 existing review articles in this field. Five research questions on terminology, evolution, barriers and success factors, methods and tools, and synergies, guide the clustering of the resulting 608 statements extracted from the reference. The quantitative analysis reveals that the number of review articles has been increasing over time. Furthermore, most statements originate from Europe, are published in journals, and address barriers and success factors. For the qualitative analysis, the findings are grouped according to the research question they address. We find that several names for similar concepts exist, with ecodesign being the most popular one. It has evolved from “end-of-pipe” pollution prevention to a more systemic concept, and addresses the complete life cycle. Barriers and success factors extend beyond the product development team to management, customers, policymakers, and educators. The number of ecodesign methods and tools available to address them is large, and more reviewing, testing, validation, and categorization of the existing ones is necessary. Synergies between ecodesign and other research disciplines exist in theory, but require implementation and testing in practice.

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