Powell-Chapter 3
Action Research: A type of applied research that typically involves an external researcher who focuses on defining a problem and resolving it with workable solutions.
Evaluative Research: A type of applied research that is concerned with testing an application of knowledge for a program or project in particular. This is typically a practical form of research.
Powell-Chapter 4
Cohort Study: Survey’s that are used to collect data from a population over and over again. However, while the population is the same, the people surveyed from the population are not.
Sociometric Study: A survey that works with more than one group and reveals and studies the relationships between the groups.
Wildemuth-Chapter 6
Theory: Theory has many definitions. It could mean something as simple as a “casual hunch” about something. Generally, a theory encompasses things like working hypothesis, speculations, and axiomatic systems of thought. It can also make predictions about the outcome of observations.
Middle-Range Theories: Middle-Range Theories are at the center of the theory continuum, between special theories that are only applicable to a small range of phenomena and general theories which are applicable to a large range of phenomena.
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