Value: If we have the resources, it is helpful to start with a qualitative, particularly an ethnographic, perspective. This perspective helps us to generate a “thick description” of the phenomenon in question. This process provides inspiration for quantitative work and helps us to interpret quantitative results. Relevant to our intervention-oriented research question - we can … Continue reading Research Methods Intro: Ethnography – How Do People Actually Talk, Think, and Behave With Regards To Race?
Research Methods Intro: Categories of Research Question – Example: Teaching Cutting Edge Thinking About Race
Every research project starts with a research question: Observational: I believe that the world works in a certain way. I want to give evidence in favor of (or against) my observation. Theoretical: This theory predicts that the world will work in this way but it hasn't yet been tested in this particular context. Let's do it! Inferential: … Continue reading Research Methods Intro: Categories of Research Question – Example: Teaching Cutting Edge Thinking About Race
Research Methods: Purposes
I tackle socially-relevant questions and compare different methodological approaches to answering them. My specialities are social psychology (M.A. University of Chicago, M.A. University of British Columbia), communication (Ph.D. The Ohio Stat University), and cultural anthropology (BA with honors Darmouth College). The first three required specialization in quantitative research, emphasizing rigorous statistical training and the use … Continue reading Research Methods: Purposes
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