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Descriptive Research Design

This document discusses descriptive research methods. Descriptive research seeks to answer questions about who, what, when, where and how. It describes a situation, condition, or population as it exists by determining characteristics. Common methods include surveys conducted once to collect data at a single point in time. Examples provided describe management styles, socio-economic profiles, health behaviors, and attitudes. Descriptive research is useful for situational analysis and profiling but cannot determine causality due to only collecting data once.

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Descriptive Research Design

This document discusses descriptive research methods. Descriptive research seeks to answer questions about who, what, when, where and how. It describes a situation, condition, or population as it exists by determining characteristics. Common methods include surveys conducted once to collect data at a single point in time. Examples provided describe management styles, socio-economic profiles, health behaviors, and attitudes. Descriptive research is useful for situational analysis and profiling but cannot determine causality due to only collecting data once.

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  • Research Design: Descriptive Method
  • What is Descriptive Research?
  • What May be Described?
  • Application
  • Examples of Descriptive Research
  • More Examples of Descriptive Research
  • Common Method of Inquiry
  • Advantage and Disadvantage
  • References

RESEARCH DESIGN:

DESCRIPTIVE METHOD
FND 501: Methods of Research
Discussants:


What is Descriptive Research?
The descriptive type of study seeks to find
answers to the questions who, what, when,
where and how.
This type of research describes a situation
or a given state of affairs in terms of
specified aspects or factors.



What may be described?
Characteristics of individuals/groups
Farmers, students, entrepreneurs, parents,
administrators
Physical environments
Schools, hospitals, business establishments
Conditions.
Leadership styles, productivity, perception,
habits, etc.



Application:

When the study objective calls to describe a
situation/condition or a study population as it
exists, or to determine/describe the
characteristics of a population/respondents.

Results are appropriate for profile and
situational analysis.

Examples of Descriptive
Research?
Best example is found in biology, zoology
and botany where each variety of animal and
plant species is meticulously described and
information is organized into useful
taxonomic categories.



Examples of Descriptive
Research
The management style of school
administrators in Iloilo City
The socio-economic profile of households in
Gawad Kalinga Village-San Isidro, Jaro
Health seeking behavior of retired teachers
in Pavia, Iloilo
Attitude of working children towards
schooling






Examples of Descriptive
Research
Use of contraceptives among female sex
workers in Iloilo City
Alcoholism among male family heads of
Brgy. Duran, Iloilo City
Captive behavior of Grass Owl ().






Common method of inquiry is:
Survey or One-shot Survey:
Or POST TEST ONLY or AFTER SURVEY
ONLY
Date is collected only once.
TIME


X
Observation/
Testing/Surve
y
Advantage and Disadvantage

Cheap and easy to conduct.

Results cannot be conclusive in terms of
causality or effect of an intervention. Hence,
not good for evaluation or impact study.

References:
Fraenkel, J.R., & Wallen, N.E. (2003). How to
design and evaluate research in education (5
th

ed. ). M-Graw Hill Book Company

David, F.P., (2005), Understanding and Doing
Research: A Handbook for Beginners.
Panorama Printing, Inc.

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