Research: Method vs. Methodology

ResearchMethodology vs. MethodMcNair & ROPLady Ivory Boyd & Charlene Johnson

Methodology vs. Method MethodologyMethodIt is the beginning.The technique(s)/how to conduct research.The study about the tools of research.Explains the methods by which you may proceed with your research.

The end of any scientific or non-scientific research.The actual tools/steps taken by which you conduct research into a subject or a topic.

Methodology vs. Method cont..MethodologyMethodPaves the way for research methods to be conducted properly.Involves the learning of the various techniques that can be used in the conduct of research.Aims at the employment of the correct procedures to find solutions to research problems.

Involves conducting experiments, tests, surveys and the like.Aims at finding solutions to research problems.

Example TopicEmployment of figures of speech in English literature

Research methodology -involves the study about the tools of research, collation of various manuscripts related to the topic, techniques involved in the critical edition of these manuscripts and the like.

Research methods the study of various works of the different poets and the understanding of the employment of figures of speech in their works.

research methods the study of various works of the different poets and the understanding of the employment of figures of speech in their works.research methodology -involves the study about the tools of research, collation of various manuscripts related to the topic, techniques involved in the critical edition of these manuscripts and the like.4

Quantitative MethodologiesControlled contextAssign numbers to dataStudies include statistical and correlational analysis, surveys and controlled experiments.

Statistical and correlational analysis consists of analyzing the relation between multiple variables. 5

Example Quantitative MethodologyParticipants 128 CSULB undergraduates (71% Female)

Design 2 x 2 within subjects design. 2 (perpetrator gender) MaleFemale2 (scenario type) CoupleStrangers

Corresponding 2 x 2 within subjects ANOVAs were performed separately for the physical and verbal aggression conditions (between subjects).

1. Participants would identify the perpetrator as male when the aggressive act was physical.

2.Participants would identify the perpetrator as female when the aggressive act was verbal.Does the context of the violence (i.e., between partners or between strangers) impact gender identification of perpetrators?6

Example Quantitative MethodProcedure1.Consent forms (2 copies)

2.Perpetrator and Victim Identification Questionnaire (PVIQ) were randomly assigned to each participant.Form A (Physical aggression)CoupleStrangers Form B (Verbal aggression)CoupleStrangers

Example Quantitative Method cont..Procedure3.Participants were asked to read over the questionnaire describing an aggressive act between two people (identified as Person #1 and Person #2).

4.Participants were asked to indicate the likelihood that each character in the scenario was male or female on a scale of 0-100%.

Qualitative Methodology

Combining Quantitative and Qualitative Methodologies

Comparative analysis Textual analysisCase studies Historical/narrative.

Comparative analysis-can be quantitative or qualitative, measures different study subjects against one another to better understand how they differ or are similar. Textual analysis-is the analysis of the literature and language of the study group. Case studies provide in-depth overviews of single units of study. Historical/narrative models largely draw on collecting and relating events to understand a particular historical, social or economic model.

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Discussion Activity

Write down the methodology vs. the methods you are using for your research, then share it with your partner.

Community Based Participatory Research

Allows the community to take the lead in the research. Role of P.I. is to facilitate the methods, and build on the communitys participation. The methods chosen for this protocol are all visually based.

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Qualitative MethodsObservation of students in their normal school activities.

Visual Analysis participants will draw their perceptions of the Academys facilities.

Qualitative Methods (cont)The Visual Focus Group participants will look and analyze visu-centric building designs and discuss their implementation into the ASL Academy space.

Community Analysis using the bricolage method the participants will put together a plan to move forward based on their past analysis.