Practical exercises
1
Assume you are researching husband abuse in London. You have adequate resources
to investigate this family issue and you are ready to begin the project.
a Show the steps of your research design, if you
were to employ a quantitative methodology.
b Show the steps of your research design, if you
were to employ a qualitative methodology.
c Explain the major theoretical and
methodological differences between these two models and their advantages and
disadvantages.
2
Following the path described in the previous example, construct the research
design that is appropriate to study attitudes of same-sex couples in a small
country town.
3 Using grounded theory research, devise a research design to study the views of Anglican clergy on the ordination of women. Explain how such research will begin and what kind of decisions have to be taken to make this project possible.