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WHAT IS RESEARCH?

 

An Introduction to Qualitative Research
John Schostak, School of Education and Professional Development, University of East Anglia

Can Sociological Research Be Qualitative, Critical and Valid?
by David Wainwright. The Qualitative Report, Volume 3, Number 2, July, 1997

Qualitative Research in Information Systems
A host of resources; a page not to be passed over lightly.

Qualitative Research in the United States
Bobbi A. Kerlin, PhD. Forum, Qualitative Social Research, Volume 1, No. 1, January 2000.

Research Methods Knowledge Base
An online textbook on applied social research methods

The Research Process
This site was developed by Dr. Marion Joppe for the Hospitality and Tourism Management program at Ryerson University. Exceptionally comprehensive, the site provides an orientation to basic quantitative and qualitative research techniques, concepts, and terminology.

What is Research?
An edited thread of messages posted to the Qualitative Research List between July 28/96 - Aug 4/96 that address the following questions: What is research? What constitutes good research? What constitutes a research problem? Why do research?