This week we will consider the wide range of research methodologies employed in global development, including possible ethical issues. You will also be completing your first analysis paper of a research article that you find and select, that is related to your problem statement.
Objectives:
- Review the myriad of research methods available and possible in social science research.
- Consider philosophical approaches and assumptions about knowledge that influence our choices.
- Identify ethical issues in social science research and decolonizing approaches.
- Write the first article analysis paper, identifying research questions, methods, and evaluating relevance to your research.
Read the following:
Sumner & Tribe, Chapters 3 & 5 Link (Links to an external site.)
A Better Measure of Research from the Global South, Nature, July 4, 2018: 300 word summary for this article
Chapter 1 and 2, Decolonizing Methodologies, Tuiwai Smith: 300 words each summary for both chapters
For each article analysis assignment you should find a peer-reviewed published research article (in an academic journal) that is related to your problem statement in some way. Carefully read the article and then write a 2-3 page (double-spaced) review of the article. This review should address the following:
– first identify the research question (s)
– then, identify and evaluate the method (s) used in the research – Are the conclusions warranted based on these methods and the analysis of the data?
– what does this article add to our knowledge of the problem? What does it leave out? In other words, how does it inform you research?
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