Monday, November 16, 2009

What are the difference between research methods and research methodology?

What are the difference between research methods and research methodology?


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What are the difference between research methods and research methodology?
as far as i know, methodology is quantitative, qualitative, or experiment. but methods is like Likert's, Thurstone, etc...
Reply:methodology is the study of methods
Reply:meth·od (mthd) Pronunciation Key


n.


A means or manner of procedure, especially a regular and systematic way of accomplishing something: a simple method for making a pie crust; mediation as a method of solving disputes. See Usage Note at methodology.


Orderly arrangement of parts or steps to accomplish an end: random efforts that lack method.


The procedures and techniques characteristic of a particular discipline or field of knowledge: This field course gives an overview of archaeological method.


Method A technique of acting in which the actor recalls emotions and reactions from past experience and uses them in identifying with and individualizing the character being portrayed.





meth‧od‧ol‧o‧gy  /ˌmɛθəˈdɒlədʒi/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[meth-uh-dol-uh-jee] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation





–noun, plural -gies. 1. a set or system of methods, principles, and rules for regulating a given discipline, as in the arts or sciences.


2. Philosophy. a. the underlying principles and rules of organization of a philosophical system or inquiry procedure.


b. the study of the principles underlying the organization of the various sciences and the conduct of scientific inquiry.





3. Education. a branch of pedagogics dealing with analysis and evaluation of subjects to be taught and of the methods of teaching them.
Reply:Methodology provides the structure, whereas methods are the implementation of that structure.
Reply:Research methodology is you theory, i.e. girls are better at maths than boys, your research methods are what you use to find out whether your theory is true, like questionnaires, observations, etc,


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