unit 3 primary and secondary sources
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17/05/2015 Unit3PrimaryandSecondarySources
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Module9:IntroductiontoResearch
TableofContents
A. Unit1:IntroductiontoResearch
B. Unit2ResearchandtheVoluntaryandCommunitySector
C. Unit3PrimaryandSecondarySources
1. 2.PrimaryResearch
2. 3.PrimaryResearch
3. 4.SecondaryResearch
4. 5.OfficialStatistics
5. 6.Historicalsources
6. 7.Massmediaandcontentanalysis
7. 8.EvaluatingSecondarySources
8. 9.Triangulation
9. 10.Usesofmultistrategyresearch
10. 11.Carefulconsideration
D. Unit4ResearchDesign
E. Unit5QuantitativeResearch
F. Unit6QualitativeResearch
G. Unit7EthicsandDataProtection
H. Unit8PresentingandUsingResearchFindings
I. AssessmentGuideforModule9
Unit3PrimaryandSecondarySources
1.PrimaryandSecondarySourcesandTriangulation
Researchersneedtoconsiderthesourcesonwhichtobaseandconfirmtheirresearchandfindings.Theyhaveachoicebetweenprimarydataandsecondarysourcesandtheuseofboth,whichistermedtriangulation,ordualmethodology.
Primarydataisthedatacollectedbytheresearcherthemselves,i.e.
1. interview2. observation3. actionresearch4. casestudies5. lifehistories6. questionnaires7. ethnographicresearch8. longitudinalstudies
Secondarysourcesaredatathatalreadyexists
1. Previousresearch2. Officialstatistics3. Massmediaproducts4. Diaries5. Letters6. Governmentreports7. Webinformation8. Historicaldataandinformation
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