Short-answer questions
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?