Methodological approaches

2021 ◽  
pp. 31-56
Author(s):  
Aaron Williamon ◽  
Jane Ginsborg ◽  
Rosie Perkins ◽  
George Waddell
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Qualitative Approaches ◽  
Musical Cultures ◽  
Music Research ◽  
Methodological Approaches ◽  
Shed Light ◽  
Quantitative Approaches

Chapter 2 of Performing Music Research reviews three methodological approaches: qualitative, quantitative, and multistrategy. While all three approaches can be used to shed light on musical topics, qualitative approaches tend to elicit an understanding of individuals’ idiosyncratic perspectives and experiences, whereas quantitative approaches tend to focus on larger-scale, more generalizable explanations. The chapter considers the main features of these two approaches and addresses the increasing body of work combining qualitative and quantitative forms of enquiry in multistrategy research. It delves deeper into each of the three methodological approaches to illuminate some of the specific strategies associated with them, ranging from the ethnographic exploration of musical cultures to experimental studies testing the very latest innovations in the field.

scholarly journals Quantitative and qualitative approaches in health research/Abordagens quantitativa e qualitativa nas pesquisas em saúde/Enfoques cuantitativo y cualitativo en la investigación sanitaria

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 129
Author(s):  
Khelyane Mesquita Carvalho ◽  
Cynthia Roberta Dias Torres ◽  
Edina Araújo Rodrigues Oliveira ◽  
Alyne Leal de Alencar Luz ◽  
Claudete Ferreira de Souza Monteiro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Qualitative Approaches ◽  
Investigative Techniques ◽  
Methodological Approaches

Objective: To think about the quantitative and qualitative approaches in health research. Because it is an issue that concerns and beyond the field of health research. Method: This is reflective critical analysis. Results: From the reflection on the inconsistent opposition that is made of research methods, highlights the importance of each method for the instrumentation of the various objects of study, pointing to their use in a complementary way, which provides the visualization of objects of study under the various prisms. Conclusion: The theoretical and methodological approaches are sometimes presented in different and opposite way, resulting in the idea of incompatibility between the methods. However, from a methodological point of view, qualitative and quantitative investigations have not contradictory or continuous, but of different nature so that the researcher should not choose between one method or another, but implement the approaches that suit to your research question. Descriptors: Qualitative research. Quantitative analysis. Investigative techniques.

scholarly journals Integrating Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches in Psychology Research Methods Teaching: The Example of a Classroom Debate

2005 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 90-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sally Wiggins ◽  
Sarah Forrest
Keyword(s):  
Research Methods ◽  
Psychological Research ◽  
Learning Activity ◽  
Psychology Research ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Qualitative Approaches ◽  
Relative Success ◽  
Methodological Approaches ◽  
Student Centred Learning

Research methods teaching in psychology is predominantly divided into quantitative and qualitative modules, often with an emphasis on the former. In this article we argue that by explicitly addressing the integration of methodological approaches we may help to improve students' understanding of psychological research methods overall. The example of a final year module is provided, outlining the use of a student-led classroom debate on the compatibility of qualitative and quantitative methodologies in psychology. This type of learning activity was introduced to encourage a deeper understanding of the module content and to move toward student-centred learning. It is concluded that the relative success of the debate depended largely on the size of the class and the willingness of the students to partake in a non-assessed, planned activity. Suggestions are provided for how the debate could have been better managed, alongside alternative ways in which the whole module may be redesigned.

Information Sharing in Cybersecurity: A Review

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 172-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Pala ◽  
Jun Zhuang
Keyword(s):  
Information Sharing ◽  
Theoretical Models ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Baseline Information ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Methodological Approaches ◽  
Types Of Information ◽  
Quantitative Approaches

In this survey, we review the cybersecurity information-sharing literature, categorizing the identified papers based on their main focus and methodological approaches implemented to the cybersecurity information-sharing problem. We constitute our research framework on the major considerations of firms, governments, citizens, and adversaries. This includes actors involved, types of information to be shared, current legal baseline, information-sharing organizations/policies/architectures, benefits of sharing, and concerns/costs/barriers of sharing. We observe that both qualitative and quantitative approaches are implemented in the literature. In general, quantitative approaches have been dedicated to discuss the challenges and barriers of public/private collaboration in information sharing, such as privacy and liability, and to propose secure and effective sharing mechanisms. On the other hand, quantitative approaches have been more interested in developing models that balance cybersecurity investment and information sharing as well as provide effective incentive mechanisms. This review summarizes the academic efforts in cybersecurity information sharing by analyzing 82 identified papers with their methodological approaches. The papers using game-theoretical models are dominant in the literature as we spend more time summarizing those efforts. We conclude the review by providing potential research gaps and future research directions.

scholarly journals Performance Evaluation of Heading-and-Winning Machines in the Conditions of Potash Mines

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 3444
Author(s):  
Sergey A. Lavrenko ◽  
Dmitriy I. Shishlyannikov
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Efficiency Coefficient ◽  
Mechanized Method ◽  
Methodological Approaches ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Technical Solutions ◽  
Potash Mine ◽  
Complex Indicators ◽  
Potassium Magnesium

The authors focus on the process of potash ore production by a mechanized method. They show that currently there are no approved procedures for assessing the performance of heading-and-winning machines operating in the conditions of potash mines. This causes difficulties in determining the field of application of heading-and-winning machines, complicates the search for implicit technical solutions for the modernisation of existing models of mining units, prohibits real-time monitoring of the stability of stope-based technological processes and makes it difficult to assess the performance of the services concerning mining enterprises. The work represents an aggregate assessment of the performance of heading-and-winning machines for potash mines by determining complex indicators describing the technological and technical levels of organising the work in stopes. Such indicators are the coefficients of productivity and energy efficiency, respectively. Experimental studies have been carried out in the conditions of the potash mine of the Verkhnekamskoye potassium-magnesium salt deposit to assess the performance of the latest and most productive Ural-20R heading-and-winning machines manufactured in Russia. Using the above methodological approaches, this paper shows that the unsatisfactory technological performance of the studied machine is due to the low productivity of the mine district transport. The average productivity coefficient was 0.29. At the same time, high values of the energy efficiency coefficient show that the productivity of the machine is on par with design conditions.

Mixed Research Design in Cartography: A Combination of Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches

2014 ◽  
Vol 64 (5) ◽  
pp. 262-269 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zbyněk Štěrba ◽  
Čeněk Šašinka ◽  
Zdeněk Stachoň ◽  
Petr Kubíček ◽  
Sascha Tamm
Keyword(s):  
Research Design ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Quantitative Approaches

A Comparison of Qualitative and Quantitative Methodological Approaches to Characterizing the Dorsal Side of the Scapula in Hominoidea and Its Relationship to Locomotion

2013 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 315-336 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gaëlle Bello-Hellegouarch ◽  
Josep Maria Potau ◽  
Júlia Arias-Martorell ◽  
Juan Francisco Pastor ◽  
Alejandro Pérez-Pérez
Keyword(s):  
Dorsal Side ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Methodological Approaches

scholarly journals Moral psychology of sex robots: An experimental study − how pathogen disgust is associated with interhuman sex but not interandroid sex

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 233-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mika Koverola ◽  
Marianna Drosinou ◽  
Jussi Palomäki ◽  
Juho Halonen ◽  
Anton Kunnari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Science Fiction ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Sex Worker ◽  
Interest In Science ◽  
Sex Robots ◽  
Monogamous Relationship ◽  
Attitudes Toward Sex ◽  
First Time ◽  
And Robotics ◽  
Shed Light

AbstractThe idea of sex with robots seems to fascinate the general public, raising both enthusiasm and revulsion. We ran two experimental studies (Ns = 172 and 260) where we compared people’s reactions to variants of stories about a person visiting a bordello. Our results show that paying for the services of a sex robot is condemned less harshly than paying for the services of a human sex worker, especially if the payer is married. We have for the first time experimentally confirmed that people are somewhat unsure about whether using a sex robot while in a committed monogamous relationship should be considered as infidelity. We also shed light on the psychological factors influencing attitudes toward sex robots, including disgust sensitivity and interest in science fiction. Our results indicate that sex with a robot is indeed genuinely considered as sex, and a sex robot is genuinely seen as a robot; thus, we show that standard research methods on sexuality and robotics are also applicable in research on sex robotics.

Evaluation of science and mathematics books used for students with visual impairment in inclusive classrooms in Tanzania

2021 ◽  
pp. 026461962110364
Author(s):  
Francis William
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Visual Impairment ◽  
Special Needs ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
3D Models ◽  
Inclusive Classrooms ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Limited Knowledge ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Quantitative Approaches

This study evaluated the adapted science and mathematics books for students with visual impairment in inclusive classrooms in Tanzania secondary schools. It was conducted in 14 regions using qualitative and quantitative approaches. Data were generated from a sample of 19 heads of school, 103 students, and 77 teachers. The findings of the study show that the books are appropriate for students with visual impairment. However, they lacked enough tactile illustrations and pictures. Further findings revealed that lack of braille knowledge among some teachers limited them from using the books. As such, a few teachers who had braille knowledge had started to use the books while those with limited knowledge did not. Most teachers reported lack of appropriate pedagogy for handling special needs in inclusive classrooms. Therefore, although the books are appropriate, a lot needs to be desired in building teachers’ capacity to use the books. Various inclusive methodological knowledge to teachers needs to be ensured. Furthermore, the books must be improved to include more tactile graphics and pictures to make them more reader-friendly for students with visual impairment. Other educational books, including three-dimensional (3D) models, should be part of the adapted books.

Nepal’s Role in Strengthening SAARC

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 171-187
Author(s):  
Kamal Dev Bhattarai
Keyword(s):  
South Asian ◽  
Regional Cooperation ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
The South ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Quantitative Approaches

This study seeks to examine the overall efforts undertaken by Nepal to activate the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), particularly after the indefinite postponement of its 19th Summit that was scheduled to take place in Islamabad, Pakistan, on November 9-10, 2016. As a strong proponent of regionalism and regional cooperation, Nepal’s position has always been making the regional body vibrant and result-oriented; and Nepal has been relentlessly working for the same since its very inception. Much has been written about SAARC and Nepal, still very little literature is available that sincerely digs out the concrete efforts made by Nepal to strengthen the SAARC process. Therefore, this study tries to fulfill this gap. Additionally, this aims to make policy prescriptions for the revival and strengthening of SAARC. The study consists of both primary and secondary data collected from books, seminar papers, policy briefs and newspapers. It applies both qualitative and quantitative approaches while analysing Nepal’s efforts in strengthening the SAARC process.

scholarly journals The Trials and Tribulations of Applied Triangulation: Weighing Different Data Sources

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 166-181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florian G. Kern
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Political Power ◽  
Data Sources ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Practical Research ◽  
The Status ◽  
Analytical Strategies ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Shed Light ◽  
Illustrative Application

Researchers employ triangulation to increase the validity of inference in qualitative and quantitative research. Leuffen, Shikano, and Walter have presented guidance as to which strategies to use when triangulating data sources. In this article, I explore how their findings can be translated for practical research purposes. I offer an illustrative application concentrating on the political power of traditional political authorities in Uganda and Tanzania. I analyze the status quo of political power and the preferred political power of traditional leaders. To triangulate, I use three sources: (1) constitutional-legal texts, (2) the Afrobarometer survey, and (3) in-depth interviews. I shed light on possible problems and analytical strategies for triangulation in practice, with a specific focus on convergence and divergence of sources.

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