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Methodological Concepts, 2007.
An analysis of methodological concepts as applied in sociological (empirical) research.
1,340 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 2 sources, MLA, £ 32.95
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The paper examines a journal article by Scott South, Kyle Crowder and Erick Chavez where the issue of social mobility is discussed extensively and quantitatively. In the article, entitled, "Exiting and Entering High Poverty Neighborhoods: Latinos, Blacks, and Anglos Compared," the authors provided a profile of people, particularly based on different ethnic membership, who are most likely to go down the social mobility ladder, that is, experience high poverty. The paper discusses the four methods utilized extensively in the study: cross-sectional study, panel study, survey research and meta-analysis. The paper reveals that an important insight generated from this study is that a problem can be better resolved with the help of more than one research method.
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Introduction
Methodological Concepts
Conclusion
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"The study generated interesting findings concerning the different profiles and propensities to experience high or low poverty among the three ethnic membership studied: Latinos, Blacks, and Anglos. While the study's finding showed that Latinos are more likely to find themselves in high-poverty neighborhoods, the descent from low- to high-poverty occurs increasingly among Blacks. Meanwhile, Anglos have the least susceptibility to experience high poverty, and have the highest chance of ascending from high- to low-poverty status."
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Methodological Individualism vs. Methodological Holism, 2002.
Argues that methodological holism is a better tool for predicting group behavior than is methodological individualism.
2,650 words (approx. 10.6 pages), 10 sources, £ 69.95
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This paper compares and contrast methodological individualism and methodological holism through social movements and protest groups. Methodological holism is the better tool for predicting group behavior, or at least for viewing it properly.
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Methodological Doubt, 2002.
A study of French philosopher, Descartes' theory of "Methodological Doubt".
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 4 sources, APA, £ 27.95
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The paper examines Rene Descartes' theory of "Methodological Doubt" which focuses on the certainty of God and human and material existence, and shows how they are some of the most famous passages in philosophy today.
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"Descartes strived to create a complete philosophy that was free of any contradictions. He began by rejecting all previous doctrines and dogmas laid down by the earlier philosophers. He resolved to begin by doubting everything so that he could come up with a stable basis for his philosophy. The method he created and adopted was methodological doubt. This methodological doubt became known to many to be a pre-requisite of honest thought."
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Methodological Review, 2005.
This paper looks at the methodology used in a research article on the use of alcohol.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 3 sources, MLA, £ 16.95
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This article reviews the methodology used in a research article on 'Alcohol Use and Attitudes Toward Alcohol Use Among Adolescents in Trinidad'. The writer discusses the experimental and applied psychology study analysis and looks at the instruments used to test validity. The writer discusses the limited sample size and the random selection methodology.
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"A study was conducted on the topic of 'Alcohol Use and Attitudes toward Alcohol Use among Adolescents in Trinidad'. No explicit research hypotheses were stated in the study, whose purpose was identified as to identify adolescents who have a high probability of having a substance abuse disorder, in particular alcohol use and attitudes towards alcohol use in Trinidad and Tobago. Generally, the researcher appears to have hypothesized that factors such as age, gender, ethnicity and residence would have an association with alcohol ..."
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An Overview of Methodological Strategy, 2002.
Analyzes the choice between qualitative and quantitative methodologies, that a researcher must make in designing a research project.
950 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 7 sources, APA, £ 23.95
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This paper explains quantitative and qualitative research methods. It also discusses their uses and in what type of research they are most valuable. The paper also looks at some of the shortcomings associated with each type of methodology and what might motivate a researcher to favor one method over another.
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"To count or not to count. That is the question. And a question of as great importance to many social scientists and humanists as was Hamlet?s question to himself on the nature of suicide and the value of life. One of the most important choices that a researcher makes in designing a research project is to make a choice between qualitative and quantitative methodologies. Although the two can certainly be used together, most research projects rely far more heavily on one than on the other either because of the nature of the data themselves or because of personal preferences by the researcher. That is certainly true of this research, which could only effectively have been carried out through the use of a statistical methodology."
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Methodological Problems, 2005.
A look at a study: "Post-Traumatic Stress and Depression Among Sexually and Physically Abused Children in Trinidad."
920 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 4 sources, MLA, £ 22.95
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A critical review of the methodological problems of the research study titled, "Post-Traumatic Stress and Depression Among Sexually and Physically Abused Children in Trinidad." Examines the hypothesis, the sample size, the research design, the internal validity, the limitations and the presentation of the study.
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"This paper offers a critical review of thee methodological problems of the research study titled Post-Traumatic Stress and Depression among Sexually and Physically Abused Children in Trinidad More specifically thee individual components of a research study.."
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The Concept of Disease, 2008.
This paper looks at the concept of disease from a general medical practice and homeopathic medicine perspective.
7,480 words (approx. 29.9 pages), 28 sources, MLA, £ 116.95
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In this article, the writer provides the relevant background and comparison of general medicine and homeopathic concepts of disease. Further, the writer discusses how their similarities and differences affect the choice of treatment modalities and their effect on the patients involved. The research shows that general medicine concepts of disease relate to dysfunctions in the body that are characterized by specific symptoms that can be diagnosed and treated. In contrast, the research also shows that in homeopathy, practitioners consider disease symptoms as the body's own attempts to heal itself. The writer maintains that in most cases, homeopaths use medicines that mimic the symptoms of the disease but do so in such attenuated amounts that these active ingredients are virtually absent from the prescription with most observers suggesting there is a powerful placebo effect at play. The writer concludes that it would seem reasonable to assert that many general medicine practitioners could take a lesson from their homeopathic counterparts by paying more attention to establishing therapeutic relationships and a rapport with their patients rather than ruling out one possible cause after another without regard to what patients have to say about their personal concepts of the disease involved.
Table of Contents:
Chapter 1: Introduction
Statement of the Problem
Purpose of Study
Importance of Study
Scope of Study
Rationale of Study
Methodology
Chapter 2: Background and Overview
Chapter 3: General Medicine Concepts of Disease
Chapter 4: Homeopathic Medicine Concepts of Disease
Chapter 5: Summary and Conclusions
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"Christopher Boorse criticizes the idea that health and disease are evaluative concepts. In his view, this relativizing of the concepts leads to absurd consequences. Assume, for instance, that one defines disease in terms of unwanted things which are candidates for medical treatment. He claims that many recognized diseases are not really treatable. On the other hand, practices such as circumcision, termination of pregnancy or plastic surgery are not good reasons for considering the possession of foreskin, being pregnant or having ears that stick out to be diseases. Another possibility is that one invokes pain or suffering as a criterion for calling something a disease; however, Boorse emphasizes as well that medical textbooks frequently describe instances where the absence of subjective discomfort is accompanied by serious internal injury; by contrast, some people tend to experience severe pain and discomfort during entirely normal processes such as menstruation, teething and childbirth."
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Contemporary Methodologies in Political Science, 2005.
A discussion and comparison of methodological theories of political science.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 4 sources, £ 24.95
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This paper examines four such methodological camps within the discipline of political science, explaining not only their purpose and modus operandi, but also the ways in which they each complement or antagonize the other approaches mentioned. Of the possible approaches, the paper focuses on the following four: institutionalism, behaviorism, public choice theory, and the political economy tack.
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"Political science is no different than any other discipline. While to the outside observer the study of political science might well seem monolithic, it is clear from an insider's perspective that this is anything but the case. Researchers, students, and general academics will invariably fall into distinct camps. Sometimes these camps are complementary and overlap. Other times, they exist as a reaction against another camp, in fierce competition for academic authority. "
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Quality Methodologies in HR, 2006.
A survey of military and commercial initiatives to use quality methodologies in human resources, especially covering the Six Sigma methodology.
2,953 words (approx. 11.8 pages), 12 sources, MLA, £ 61.95
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The paper looks at the Six Sigma quality initiative as applied in various applications to improve hiring. The paper shows Six Sigma at work in commercial and military settings. It also looks at other quality methodologies in HR, such as performance plans and progress reviews. The paper reviews the results of outsourcing and online recruiting for military hiring of civilians. In conclusion, the paper finds that quality initiatives in HR can improve hiring and retention.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Utilizing Six Sigma in HR Practices
Six Sigma "Defects" in Corporate Staffing
Screening Out Unqualified Candidates
Focusing on Quality Through the Hiring Process
Improving Government Civilian HR Practices
Outsourcing
HR Practices Within the Military
Conclusion
References
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"Six Sigma is defined as a rigorous and disciplined methodology that utilizes data and statistical analysis to measure and improve a company's operational performance, practices and systems. In many organizations, it simply means a measure of quality that strives for near perfection (www.dmreview.com/resources/glossary.cfm?keywordId=S). Six Sigma initially identified and prevented defects in manufacturing and service-related processes when it was first implemented. However, today it is also being used to streamline hiring and retention practices."
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Feminist Methodologies, 2008.
An analysis of the shortcomings of traditional feminist methodologies for analyzing cultural practices that are unfamiliar or challenging.
1,873 words (approx. 7.5 pages), 6 sources, APA, £ 41.95
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This paper briefly describes traditional feminist methodologies for analyzing cultural practices that are unfamiliar or challenging. It highlights the shortcomings of the methodologies and discusses potentially more appropriate methodology. The writer considers how the task of finding more appropriate methodologies is made more difficult for her by the fact that it frequently challenges her own culturally normative ideas about gender relations.
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"For many years Western feminists have positioned themselves within their own Western culture, assuming that they occupy higher ground, in the sense that the Western culture is liberal, individualist, and a lot less sexist than non-Western cultures. From this point of view, Western feminists have felt free to pity their non-Western sisters, and also to attempt to "save" them - for example, Abu-Lughod (2002) takes issue with the fact that Americans have taken it upon themselves to "save" women in Afghanistan from the Taliban and the burqa. Volp (date) sums it up, stating that Western women theorizing about non-Western women living within Western nations have erred because of their "conflation of racialised immigrant communities and regressive sex-subordinating culture in a variety of contexts, including female genital surgeries and so-called "cultural defenses" (p. 109). It has become clear that this way of analyzing other cultures has serious shortcomings. For one thing, as Narayan (1997) points out, it distorts analyses. When information is gathered about women in other countries, this information crosses borders, and loses much in the crossing. The information becomes distorted. Another problem is that culture is blamed for the problems of non-Western women, in a way that is never done for Western women, with the result that Third World women are deemed to have suffered "death by culture" (Narayan, 1997, p. 84). For example, a woman in the West who is shot or strangled by her husband is deemed a victim of domestic violence, but a woman in India who is burnt to death by her husband is deemed a victim of culture, because this method of murder is seen as exotic, and therefore culture-specific. One of the problems with this mode of analysis, as Narayan (1997) points out, is that the Western feminist is unable to even see the connection between domestic violence and dowry-murders - the connection is invisible to her. Moreover, many American feminists are unaware that at least 1,400 American women are killed by their domestic partners annually - but extremely aware of dowry-murder. However, what is the real difference, apart from a difference in choice of murder weapon? Guns are the weapon of choice in the USA because they are ubiquitous, while fire is the weapon of choice in India, because fires are ubiquitous there."
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An Overview of Research Methodologies, 2006.
Explores the historical origins and the historical context of research methodology
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 3 sources, £ 37.95
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This paper provides a historical overview of research methodologies and demonstrates that the evolution of the research process is as significant as the research itself. It is shown that the time and energy that has gone into identifying appropriate conduct and strategy within the research process may still yield differences in perspective among researchers but ultimately this controversy comes from the hard-earned lessons acquired through continuous learning and development within the field of methodological conduct, particularly within the debate over qualitative and quantitative research.
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"What is deemed acceptable in research methodology differs dramatically according to the perceptions held by researchers concerning what it means to implement an effective methodology, as well as the standards that are set among researchers regarding same. This implies, correctly, that what comprises an effective research method is in many ways arbitrary; researchers from different disciplines, for example, may approach the same question through the use of different research methodologies and acquire different results, implying that determining the appropriate method of approach is as significant to the overall research process as the actual data collection process that is governed by same."
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Research Methodology, 2007.
A discussion on which methodology to use in research.
4,226 words (approx. 16.9 pages), 16 sources, MLA, £ 79.95
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This paper discusses the importance of using the correct and appropriate research methodology. It explains that a qualitative or quantitative analysis is often the perfect fit for a given research topic, but knowing the difference in the methodologies is required, as well as when they should be use separately or in combination with each other or another research methodology. To this end, the paper provides a critical evaluation of the merits and shortcomings of qualitative and quantitative research techniques and procedures, followed by a summary of the research and salient findings in the conclusion.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Review and Discussion
Qualitative Research
Quantitative Research
Discussion
Conclusion
References
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"This lengthy history of controversy has added some fuel to the current fires over which research technique is superior and why, especially during a period in history where so much information has now become available for analysis that was not possible even a few years ago. According to Goodson and Phillimore (2004), "Researchers are beginning to consider important issues concerning the nature of research and knowledge, the role of researchers, the ways in which research questions are determined and the ways in which data are interpreted" (p. 42). Much of this attention has been directed to the application of qualitative techniques in social research settings. "Increasingly," Crowley advises, "courses in educational research, conferences, and professional associations focus on the use of qualitative methods, and a plethora of textbooks, journal articles, and research monographs have been published in recent years" (1994, p. 55)."
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Prescriptive Methodologies and PRINCE2, 2007.
An evaluation of the strengths and weaknesses of using prescriptive methodologies like PRINCE2 (PRojects IN Controlled Environments).
3,153 words (approx. 12.6 pages), 15 sources, MLA, £ 64.95
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The objective of this paper is to formally evaluate strengths and weaknesses of using prescriptive methodologies like PRINCE2 (PRojects IN Controlled Environments). In particular, this paper explores the positive and negative aspects of integrating PRINCE2 to run and manage information technology projects.
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Introduction
The Methodology - in Brief
What Makes a Good IT Project?
Evaluation - Pros and Cons
Strengths
Weaknesses
Conclusion
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"One of the basic weaknesses of PRINCE2 that is observed in both Public and Private sectors is the complexity and range of the methodology itself. No doubt PRINCE2 is an excellent methodology for implementing structured and controlled Project management techniques. However the one thing that most connoisseurs of PRINCE2 fail to address is that the implementation of PRINCE2 or any prescriptive methodology is down to the individuals that implement it. Because the methodology essentially wraps itself around the skeleton of a project team, the skills of a particular individual indeed remain subjective. A number of organisations suffer from following just the templates that instil the methodology but they end up not following the methodology itself - this is a phenomenon of carelessly picking and choosing from the methodology, thereby failing to abide by its key principles. This is echoed by Turbit (2005) in his white paper: Project Management and Software Development Methodology.take? What is needed? How do we do it? Do we need help or do it ourselves? And probably the most important one: How much will it cost?"
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PALS and Research Methodology, 2005.
An examination of different forms of research methodology as it refers to PALS (Phonological Awareness and Literacy Screening).
5,841 words (approx. 23.4 pages), 18 sources, MLA, £ 98.95
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This study attempts to discern whether a qualitative or quantitative approach to research methodology is appropriate for examining PALS. PALS measures young children's knowledge of important literacy fundamentals, including phonological awareness, alphabet knowledge, knowledge of letter sounds, spelling concept of word, word recognition in isolation, and oral passage reading.
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Literature Review: Introduction to Research Methodology
History of Qualitative-Quantitative Research
Qualitative vs. Quantitative Research
Education and Literacy
Quantitative Methods
Research in Education
Analysis
Conclusions
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"In fact, there are many that might argue that a quantitative approach is preferable to a qualitative approach in all situations regardless of the phenomena being studied (Myburgh, Poggenpoel & Van Der Linde, 2001) because it lends itself to less 'subjective analysis.' However further exploration into the matter suggests that qualitative analysis is not subjective in nature and may in fact be the preferred method for research analysis into complex behavioral issues, particularly when the researcher is attempting to determine patterns in behavior and conduct (Myburgh, et. al, 2001).
That there is a great deal of 'opinion' surrounding the issue of both qualitative and quantitative research methodology cannot be argued. Thus research will be examined from both perspectives, qualitative and quantitative, in order to ascertain which methodology is best suited to provide detailed analysis of the PALS program, and in order to determine which methodology should be adopted by the researcher to provide adequate insight into the given phenomena that the researcher is attempting to explore. No conclusions will be made with regard to the legitimacy of either research approach until the final portion of this analysis, where a determination will be made as to whether a qualitative or quantitative approach is more appropriate in this particularly setting."
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