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Introduction | |
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Research and Generalist Practice | |
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Brief History of Philosophy of Science | |
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The Positivist Paradigm | |
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Introduction | |
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Engagement - Entr�e to the Research Setting Defined | |
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Assessment - Development of Understanding the Research Focus | |
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Planning - Rationales for Carrying out the Research Project | |
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Explanatory Designs | |
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Descriptive Designs | |
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Implementation - Gathering the Data | |
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Managing and Implementing Data Collection | |
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Evaluation - Developing an Understanding of the Data and its Meaning | |
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Data Entry | |
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Descriptive Statistics | |
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Inferential Statistics | |
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Termination and Follow Up - Reporting on Findings - Exiting the Research Setting | |
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Research Setting | |
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Conclusion | |
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Post Positivism | |
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Introduction | |
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Assessment and Engagement - Development of Understanding of the Research Focus and Entree to the Research Setting | |
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Planning, Implementation, Evaluation - Rationale for Gathering Data, Data Gathering and Developing an Understanding of the Data and its Meaning | |
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Planning: Rationale for Gathering Data | |
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Implementation: Data Gathering | |
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Evaluation: Developing an Understanding of the Data and its Meaning | |
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Termination and Follow Up - Reporting on Findings - Exiting the Research Setting and Communication and Distribution of Findings | |
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Conclusion | |
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Critical Theory | |
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Introduction | |
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Assessment, Engagement, and Planning - Development of Understanding of the Research Focus, Entree to the Research Setting. Rationale for Carrying out the Research | |
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Planning: Rationale for Carrying out the Research | |
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Implementation - Gathering Data | |
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Data Collection for Looking and Developing the Ideological Analysis | |
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Data Collection for Action | |
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Data Collection for Evaluation of Action Plans | |
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Evaluation - Developing an Understanding of the Data and its Meaning | |
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Emergent Analysis | |
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Ideological Analysis | |
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Action Analysis | |
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Termination and Follow Up - Reporting on Finding - Exiting the Research Setting, and Communication and Distribution of Research Findings | |
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Reporting to Participants and the Target Entity | |
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Reporting to the Participants, Funding Sources and Academic Settings | |
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Alternate Forms of Presentation | |
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Reflection and Celebration | |
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Conclusion | |
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Constructivism | |
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Introduction | |
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Engagement, Assessment and Planning - Entr�e to the Research Setting, Development of Understanding of the Researcher Focus, Rationales for Gathering Data | |
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Implementation and Evaluation - Gathering Data and Developing and Understanding of the Data and its Meaning | |
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Implementation: Gathering Data | |
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Stages of Data Collection | |
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Evaluation: Understanding the Meaning of Data | |
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Termination and Follow Up - Reporting on Findings - Exiting the Research Setting and Communication and Distribution of Findings | |
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Researcher's Journals | |
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The Case Study, or Research Report | |
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Exiting the Research Setting | |
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Conclusion | |
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Cross Cutting Themes: Ethics, Diversity And Technology | |
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Introduction | |
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The Ethics and Politics of Research | |
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Introduction | |
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Ethics | |
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Politics | |
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Conclusion | |
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The Researcher's Responsibility to Diversity | |
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Introduction | |
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Engagement (Gaining Entr�e to the Research Setting) | |
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Assessment (Developing an Understanding of the Research Focus) | |
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Planning (Rationales and Plans for Carrying out These Research Projects) | |
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Implementation: Gathering the Data | |
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Evaluation (Developing an understanding and Interpretation of the Data) | |
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Termination and Follow Up | |
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The Function of Technology at Each Step of the Way | |
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Engagement (Gaining Entr�e to the Research Setting) | |
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Assessment (Developing an Understanding of the Research Focus) | |
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Planning (Rationales and Plans for Carrying out the Research Project) | |
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Implementation (Gathering the Data) | |
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Evaluation (Developing an Understanding and Interpretation of the Data | |
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Termination and Follow Up | |
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Glossary | |
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Phenomenology - An Approach to Understanding the World that Uses Refection, Evidence (i.e. Awareness of Something) and Description | |
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References and Bibliography | |