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Generic research designs in the study of education: a systemic typology
Author(s) -
Counelis James Steve
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
systems research and behavioral science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.371
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1099-1743
pISSN - 1092-7026
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1743(200001/02)17:1<51::aid-sres256>3.0.co;2-r
Subject(s) - typology , plan (archaeology) , set (abstract data type) , computer science , object (grammar) , discipline , space (punctuation) , class (philosophy) , research design , sociology , management science , epistemology , data science , knowledge management , artificial intelligence , engineering , social science , programming language , history , operating system , philosophy , archaeology , anthropology
A typology is a classification system by type, that is, by the formal structure of a study. In this typology a distinction is drawn between a generic research design and a methodology. The former—the generic research design—refers to the over‐arching formal plan for achieving specified disciplinary goals. The latter—the methodology—refers integratively to: (a) the data‐generating processes; and (b) the datal reduction procedures for discerning datal patterns. In this typology, generic research designs are cross‐classified by two dimensions: (a) the researcher's assumptions about time and space; (b) the researcher's topics of study—(1) the idea; and (2) the object of the idea: the unit set and the class or set. There are 10 generic research designs: (1) the review of research; (2) the conceptual book review; (3) the philosophical study; (4) the simulation; (5) history; (6) the case study; (7) the post hoc analysis; (8) the survey; (9) the experiment; (10) the meta‐analysis. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.