An outline of research designs:
Qualitative designs
- Single case study
- Multiple case studies
- Participatory action research (PAR)
- Content analysis
- Textual analysis
- Discourse analysis
- Narrative analysis
- Life history/ies
Quantitative designs
- Cross-sectional surveys
- Cross-cultural or cross-national studies
- Experimental designs
- Quasi-experimental (field) designs
- Predictive (statistical) modelling
- Secondary data analysis
Evaluation research
- Implementation evaluation
- Experimental outcome studies
- Qualitative evaluation
Theoretical (non-empirical) studies
- Conceptual analysis
- Theory / model building
- Philosophical analysis
- Literature reviews
Source: Mouton, J. 2001. How to succeed in you master's and doctoral studies. Pretoria: Van Schaiks
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