3. The Superior University, Lahore
Weekly
Academic Plan
Week 01
The need and
importance of research
Week 03
Formulating
hypotheses and
research questions
Hypotheses testing
Week 04
Experimental
Research and
Quasi-experimental
research
Week 02
Identification of
research problem
Review of related
literature
4. The Superior University, Lahore
Weekly
Academic Plan
Week 05
Causal -comparative
research
Co relational
Research
Week 07
Sampling Designs
Week 08
Foundations of
Quantitative
Research in
Education
Foundations of
Qualitative Research
in Education
Week 06
Survey Research
5. The Superior University, Lahore
Weekly
Academic Plan
Week 09
Symbolic interactions
Feminist research
Postmodern research
Human as instrument
Grounded theory
Week 11
Concepts and stages
of qualitative inquiry
Week 12
Classification of
Qualitative Research
Week 10
Various stages of
qualitative research
(steps or phases)
from selecting a
research topic to
analysis and
interpretation of data
6. The Superior University, Lahore
Weekly
Academic Plan
Week 13
Mixed Method
Research,
Definition, Purpose,
Scope and Steps
Week 15
Writing a Research
Report
Week 16
Types of Research
reports:
Thesis, dissertation
Journal article
Week 14
Triangulation
Approach
Explanatory Approach
Exploratory Approach
Embedded Approach
7. 7
Mixed Method
Research
⚫A mixed methods research
design is a procedure for
collecting, analysing, and “mixing”
both quantitative and qualitative
research and methods in a single
study to understand a research
problem.
⚫To utilize this design effectively,
you must understand both
quantitative and qualitative
research.
MMR
8. Conducting Mixed
Method Research
8
Steps
Determine if a mixed
methods study is
feasible
Develop quantitative,
qualitative, and mixed
methods questions
Write the report as a
one- or two-phase
study
Identify the data
collection strategy and
type of design
Identify a rationale
for a mixed methods
study
Step 1
Step 2
Step 4
Step 3
Collect quantitative
and qualitative data
Step 5
Analyze data
separately or
concurrently
Step 6
Step 7
Priority
Sequence
Visualization
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Design
When to Use Mixed Method
⚫ When both quantitative and qualitative data,
together, provide a better understanding of your
research problem than either type by itself.
⚫ When one type of research (qualitative or
quantitative) is not enough to address the
research problem or answer the research
questions.
⚫ Pragmatism – practicality; multiple view
points; biased and unbiased; subjective and
objective
⚫ To incorporate a qualitative component into
an otherwise quantitative study
⚫ To build from one phase of a study to another
⚫ Explore qualitatively then develop an
instrument
⚫ Follow-up a quantitative study qualitatively
to obtain more detailed information
15. EIGHT STEP PROCESS OF DOING RESEARCH
Phase I Deciding What to Research
Step I Formulating a Research Problem
Phase II Planning a Research Study
Step II Conceptualising a Research Design
Step III Constructing an Instrument for Data Collection
Step IV Selecting a Sample
Step V Writing a Research Proposal
Phase III Conducting a Research Study
Step VI Collecting Data
Step VII Processing and Displaying Data
Step VIII Writing a Research Report
