Short-answer questions

 

Short-answer questions

 

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Answer each question carefully. Consult your Social Research text when your memory fails you or when you are in doubt about the accuracy of your responses.

 1     What is applied research and what distinguishes it from basic research?

 2     What are the main types of applied research?

 3     How would you describe epidemiological research?

 4     What are the distinguishing characteristics of feasibility research?

 5     What are the main goals of evaluation research?

 6     How different from other research models is the research model that is employed in evaluation research?

 7     What are the main criteria of action research?

 8     Does action research comply with the objectivity requirements that are required in social research?

 9     How valid are the findings produced by means of action research?

10    How different is the research model applied by action researchers from that of other investigators?

11     What are the main characteristics of epidemiological research?




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