Academia Stack Exchange
Academia Stack Exchange

Questions tagged [methodology]

A system of methods used in a particular area of study or activity so as to achieve results.

From wikipedia

Methodology is the systematic, theoretical analysis of the methods applied to a field of study, or the theoretical analysis of the body of methods and principles associated with a branch of knowledge. It, typically, encompasses concepts such as paradigm, theoretical model, phases and quantitative or qualitative techniques.1

A methodology does not set out to provide solutions but offers the theoretical underpinning for understanding which method, set of methods or so called “best practices” can be applied to a specific case.

165 questions
6
votes
1 answer

How to cite and publish unpublished governmental statistics correctly?

Conducting a research which needs governmental statistics, I have encountered a problem. The problem is I need to have precise data on farming in an area, but the data are not published. I had to go to the relevant governmental office and convince…
Juya
  • 647
  • 1
  • 4
  • 14
3
votes
0 answers

Where can I find professors online to judge my study tool?

I am doing my masters in education in an Arabic speaking country and I have created my own test instrument to use as a pre-test and post-test in an experiment. However, I was told that I need 4 professors in the same major (English curriculum and…
Lulu
  • 31
  • 1
2
votes
1 answer

What is the type of research study by which one analyses secondary sources to make reasonable predictions?

So first of all apologies if this is not the right site to be asking these questions. I'm as new as new can be in the world of research, so I'm probably not even using the correct terminology at times. With that out of the way, my research is…
user2901512
  • 129
  • 3
2
votes
1 answer

Is it unethical to use not your real name when asking for questionnaire survey?

I'm going to conduct an email-based questionnaire survey, but I would like to avoid sharing my real name/affiliation. In part, I'm curious if sender's name is actually going to affect response rate and include this aspect as a part of my study. Can…
Evgeny Vostok
  • 43
  • 2
1
vote
0 answers

Has any scholar systematically categorized the types of bias found in sources?

I am preparing a lesson on bias in historical writings. I have identified different causes of bias, for example: Primary source written from by someone wanting to exaggerate their own accomplishments. Secondary source written by a descendant. Book…
Village
  • 12,524
  • 12
  • 76
  • 121
0
votes
1 answer

Qualitative data but quantitative outcome; what type of research methodology is this?

Following are the steps, how I am working on a project: Qualitative approaches to collect data Forming criteria from collected data Mapping criteria to function Getting a matheimatical function to quantify data Result in a (quantitative) tabular…
Androider
  • 111
  • 4
0
votes
1 answer

Is qualitative method welcomed by editors/reviewers?

I've written two papers, one using a qualitative method and the other one using a mixed method. Although I think that every method is significant in its own area of research, however, based on my experiences, I find out that my paper with the mixed…
Maryam
  • 107
  • 2
  • 6