Choosing a dissertation committee is one of the most important decisions of a doctoral student’s doctoral career. Although it may seem like an easy and straight forward task, there are often complications and issues that may arise as a result of dissertation committee choices. Early in doctoral studies, try to become involved in research. Finding ...
Session Long Project Tutorials: TUTORIAL ONE: PRINCIPLE COMPONENT/FACTOR ANALYSIS 1. Purpose of Methodology: The types of research questions that principle component and factor analysis would be most appropriate for are ones where you are attempting to reduce the number of variables and to detect structure in the relationship between variables, also known as classifying variables. ...
Much of the debate about quantitative versus qualitative research centers on the differences of beliefs, within the field of psychology, specifically, how to make psychology more acceptable in the scientific arena. Nastasi & Schensul (2005) argue that this debate, between which research paradigm is best, is propelled by extremists in either camp. Scientists argue that ...
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Introduction Social workers have historically been involved in the social justice movement that have, and are still taking place. According to the National Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics and the Council of Social Work Education Handbook of Accreditation Standards and Procedures, there are requirements for social work practitioners and social work educational programs ...
Introduction Research is an important part of exploring a project. There are many research methods that can be used by researchers to determine the outcome of a particular project. However, throughout this paper, the ones discussed here will be qualitative, quantitative, mixed, and action research. The characteristics and differences in these methods will be discussed, ...