A Bridge to Academic Discourse: Social Science Research Strategies in the Freshman Composition Course

1989 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 343 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingrid Daemmrich
Keyword(s):  
Social Science ◽  
Social Science Research ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Freshman Composition ◽  
Academic Discourse ◽  
Research Strategies ◽  
Composition Course

Office Hours: How (Critical) Norm Research Can Regain Its Voice

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephan Engelkamp ◽  
Katharina Glaab ◽  
Judith Renner
Keyword(s):  
Social Science ◽  
Present Article ◽  
Research Program ◽  
Social Science Research ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Research Strategies ◽  
Critical Research ◽  
Research Perspective ◽  
Political Position ◽  
Western Values

AbstractSocial Science research cannot be neutral. It always involves, so the argument of this article, the (re)production of social reality and thus has to be conceived as political practice. From this perspective, the present article looks into constructivist norm research. In the first part, we argue that constructivist norm research is political insofar as it tends to reproduce Western values that strengthen specific hegemonic discursive structures. However, this particular political position is hardly reflected on in norm research. Hence, it is our goal in the second part of the article to outline research strategies potentially useful in reflective and critical norm research. We propose a critical research program based upon three central methodological steps that are inspired by post-structuralism: first, the questioning of global hegemonic values; second, the reconstruction of marginalized knowledge; and third, the explicit reflection of one’s own research perspective.

Qualitative Versus Quantitative Research Strategies: Contrasting Epistemological And Ontological Assumptions

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siti Fatimah Bahari
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Social Science Research ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Research Strategies ◽  
Intensive Research ◽  
Alternative Research

Kertas kerja ini membincangkan bagaimana strategi penyelidikan kualitatif (intensif) dan kuantitatif (ekstensif) berbeza dengan membandingkan aspek–aspek epistemologi dan ontologi dan bagaimana kepercayaan dan pandangan ini menepati objektif intelektual yang berbeza. Pertama sekali kertas kerja ini membincangkan kepentingan memahami falsafah dalam penyelidikan sains sosial dan hubungannya dengan strategi penyelidikan kualitatif (intensif) dan kuantitatif (ekstensif). Kemudian, perbincangan diteruskan dengan membandingkan dua jenis strategi penyelidikan ini berhubung dengan orientasi utama terhadap peranan teori, anggapan–anggapan epistemologi dan ontologi. Anggapan–anggapan epistemologi yang dibincangkan dalam kertas kerja ini termasuklah intepretivism bagi strategi penyelidikan kualitatif (intensif) dan positivisme bagi strategi penyelidikan kuantitatif (ekstensif). Manakala anggapan–anggapan ontologi yang dibincangkan dalam kertas kerja ini meragkumi subjectivism/constructivism bagi penyelidikan kualitatif (intensif) dan objektivisme bagi strategi penyelidikan kuantitatif (ekstensif). Seterusnya bahagian kedua kertas kerja ini, menerangkan bagaimana dua jenis strategi penyelidikan ini menepati objektif intelektual. Akhirnya, sebagai kesimpulan kertas kerja ini membincangkan strategi penyelidikan alternatif iaitu kaedah campuran (mixed methods) yang boleh diaplikasikan dalam penyelidikan sains sosial. Kata kunci: Kualitatif; kuantitatif; epistemologi; ontologi; strategi penyelidikan This paper attempts to discuss how qualitative (intensive) and quantitative (extensive) research strategies differ by contrasting epistemological and ontological aspects and how these beliefs and views fit with their different intellectual goals. Firstly, this paper discusses the importance of understanding philosophy in social science research and its relation to qualitative (intensive) and quantitative (extensive) research strategies. Then it develops by contrasting these two types of research strategies in relation to the principle orientation to the role of theory, epistemological and ontological assumptions. Epistemological assumptions consist of interpretivism for qualitative (intensive) research strategies and positivism for quantitative (extensive) research strategies. Whereas ontological assumptions constitute subjectivism/constructivism for qualitative (intensive) research and objectivism for quantitative (extensive) research strategies. Further it will explain how these two types of research strategies fit the different intellectual goals and finally concludes by discussing an alternative research strategi namely mixed method that may be employed in social science research. Key words: Qualitative; quantitative; epistemology; ontology; research strategies

Nonprobability Sampling and Causal Analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 149-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulrich Kohler ◽  
Frauke Kreuter ◽  
Elizabeth A. Stuart
Keyword(s):  
Social Science ◽  
Comparison Group ◽  
Social Science Research ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Causal Analysis ◽  
Causal Effects ◽  
Research Strategies ◽  
Group Design ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Selection Probabilities

The long-standing approach of using probability samples in social science research has come under pressure through eroding survey response rates, advanced methodology, and easier access to large amounts of data. These factors, along with an increased awareness of the pitfalls of the nonequivalent comparison group design for the estimation of causal effects, have moved the attention of applied researchers away from issues of sampling and toward issues of identification. This article discusses the usability of samples with unknown selection probabilities for various research questions. In doing so, we review assumptions necessary for descriptive and causal inference and discuss research strategies developed to overcome sampling limitations.

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