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Overview of Research Methods and
Study Design
Dr. Claire Collins
Director of Research
ICGP
Patterns of Research (1)
z Basic
– Pure research
z Applied
– Policy research
– Action research
z Evaluation
– Assessment/Appraisal research
Patterns of Research (2)
z Basic
– Understand social phenomena
– Describe the world as it exists
z Applied
– Useful knowledge to apply to a problem
– Describe the problem; Inform Change
z Evaluation
– Social accounting
– Establish efficiency/effectiveness/success of a program
Design Options
z Experimental/Observational
z Prospective/Retrospective
z Cross-sectional/Population
z Cohort/One group - pre and post
z Case-Control/Matched
z Time series/Multiple time series
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