Introduction to Research Methods

By Robert B. Burns. 2000

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Iranian bilingual students reported use of language switching when doing mathematics (2008, methodology): “More specifically, a qualitative case study methodology was selected as it allows investigators to focus on a specific group or system as “an entity in itself” (Burns, 2000, p. 460).”
The effect of different representations on Years 3 to 5 students’ ability to generalise (2008, unknown): “It was predominantly qualitative and interpretive ( Burns, 2000 ) but with some quantitative analysis of pre-post tests.”
The theory contribution of case study research designs (2017, background): “Case study researchers usually triangulate data as part of their data collection strategy, resulting in a detailed case description (Burns 2000; Dooley 2002; Eisenhardt 1989; Ridder 2016; Stake 2005: 454).”
Evidence of the characteristics of women entrepreneurs in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (2011, background): “While interviews enable the researcher to obtain the respondent's own views, they provide the respondent and researcher with equal status in the dialogue ( Burns, 2000”
The design of pre-service inclusive education courses and their effects on self-efficacy: a comparative study (2010, background): “Instructor variables The variations in the way the treatment condition (the independent variable) was implemented can inflate error variance and may decrease the chance of obtaining true differences (Burns, 2000; Fraenkel & Wallen, 2006).”
Homelessness and Substance Abuse: Which Comes First? (2008, unknown): “The use of multiple techniques is known as “triangulation” and this is a standard approach in the social sciences: “triangular techniques … attempt to map out, or explain more fully the richness and complexity of human behaviour by studying it … using a variety of methods, even combining qualitative”
Entrepreneurship and SMEs in Ethiopia: Evaluating the role, prospects and problems faced by women in this emergent sector (2008, background): “The advantage was that it “added an extra ingredient to random sampling by ensuring that strata within the population are each sampled randomly … It offers increased possibility of accuracy … ” ( Burns, 1996, p. 83”
Using De Bono’s Six Thinking Hats Model to Teach Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Skills Essential for Success in the 21st Century Economy (2015, background): “So in teaching students how to engage in critical thinking it is helpful to also teach them some basic research methods techniques (Burns, 2000) such as the need not only to ensure that the information is valid and reliable but also that all data gathered need to be kept for some time so that it is…”