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| 313885719 | qualitative | words are data. examining situations, processes+contexts that have not been studied in detail. Some researchers use qualitative approaches to explore + in theory development stages at a project, generating hypothesis that can be later tested | |
| 313885720 | Qualitative methods | participation observations, Qualitative interviewing of individuals, non-equivalent comparison groups designs, interrupted time-series designs | |
| 313885721 | participation observations | researchers join communities as a member, records personal experiences + observations, Strengths-strong relations w/community, thick description, contextual understanding. limits- generalizablity limited, sampling/data collection is not standardized, research influences setting studied, potential role conflict | |
| 313885722 | Qualitative interviewing of individuals | collaborative approach open-ended questioning to elicit participant's understanding in his or her own words, intensive study of small samples Strengths:strong relationships, thick description, contextual understanding, more standardized limits generalizablity limited | |
| 313885723 | non-equivalent comparison groups designs | similar field experiments excepts its RA , to experimental + control conditions.Strengths- standardized, some control confounding factors, practicality. Limits: Reliance on prior knowlegde, less control of confounds | |
| 313885724 | interrupted time-series designs | longitudinal measurements of one or more settings before and after inventions may use multiple baseline designs, strengths-measurements in context, practicality, longitudinal perspective limits: reliance on prior knowledge, less control of confounds than randomized experiments, generalizability limits | |
| 313885725 | multiple baseline designs | multiple time series design studies each conducted in a different community + compared to each other. Social innovation is implemented in each setting at different times, reduces the problems of external confounds + help generalibility | |
| 313885726 | narratives | being shared by members of a group. share events ,values + other themes important to the identity+ sustainability of that group | |
| 313885727 | personal stories | individual unique accounts created to make sense of their own lives, identity is embedded in a life story | |
| 313885728 | experimental social innovation | evaluating the effects of an innovation implemented in an experimental design. Researchers can conduct a longitudinal study in which the innovation is implemented + compared with a control or comparison condition | |
| 313885729 | epidemiology | study of frequency + distributions of disorders, risks factors, protective factors to prevent | |
| 313885730 | mapping environments | availability of geographical information systems GIS methods offers new resources for studying relationships between physical spatial aspects at communities+ their psychosocial qualities | |
| 313885731 | Randomized field experiments | evaluation of social innovation, random assignment to experimental + control conditions. Strengths: standardized methods, control of confounding factors, cause and effect. Limits: reliance on prior knowledge, difficult to obtain control groups in community settings, generalizability limited | |
| 313885732 | Quantitative description | measurement+statistical analysis of standardized data from large samples, without experimental intervention. Study correlations. Strengths: standardized methods, generalizablity, study of variables that cannot be experimentally manipulated. Limits: reliance on prior knowlegde, decontextualized, limits cause and effect; |
