3 pages due 10/2/2017

Comparing and Contrasting Research Designs

Pick from at least two of the 16 research designs described in chapter nine of our textbook. In a 750 word essay, compare and contrast the outcomes that would be derived from each design. Your essay should strictly follow APA formatting, citation, and style guidelines. Include a treatment of at least one scholarly article per design you choose that employs the particular design.

For example, if you choose to compare and contrast ethnographic research to case study research, you should include a treatment of at least one ethnographic study and at least one case study. These articles should not be about the design itself, but rather demonstrate the design as it is applied.

Use the following questions to help guide your essay:

• Which design would be practical for a large study?
• Which one would be practical for a small study?

Here are the two we will go with. Ethnography- its purpose is to understand how behaviors reflect the culture of a group. The focus will be specific field in which a group of people share a common culture.

 Methods of Data Collection- Participation observation, Structured or unstructured interviews with informants, artifact/ doucement collection

Grounded Theory- Purpose is to derive at a theory from data collected  in a natural setting, Focus- a process, including human actions and interactions and how they result from an influence one another. Methods of data collection- Interviews any other relevant data sources..

There are several others but I chose these two. 

Any questions let me know.