Type of

Research
Learning Objectives:
1.Describe and differentiate kinds
of research
2. Distinguish topics according to
its purpose, application, and data
needed
Types of Research

01. 02. 03.

Application Objective/ Data
Purpose Needed
Types of Research

01. 02. 03.

Application Objective/ Data
Purpose Needed
Pure Research
Pure Research
-deals with idea, concepts, and
principles
- Main focus is to develop a fuller
scientific knowledge
- Increases the nature of understanding
about the problem
Types of Research

01. 02. 03.

Application Objective/ Data
Purpose Needed
Pure Research

Applied
Research
Applied Research

- deals with societal problems

and issues
- Needs answer to a specific
question
- Focuses on answering a
question by applying a
knowledge after studying a
phenomenon or an event
Pure vs. Applied

Facebook and its Beginnings

Facebook and Millenials’ political

awareness
Types of Research
02.
Objective/Purpose
01. Descriptive 03.
Application Research Data
Needed
Pure Research

Applied
Research
Descriptive
-Describes the characteristics of a
population or phenomenon
-answers WHAT IS
- explains, validates results
Ex. New Normal Education: Consequences of Online
Classes to the Mental Health of Grade 11 Students
Types of Research
02.
Objective/Purpose
01. Descriptive 03.
Application Research Data
Correlational
Needed
Pure Research Research

Applied
Research
 Correlational
Research
This type of research shows the relationship between two factors
or sets of data- variable.
- Determines the existence of connectedness not the cause of
relationship
- Statistical treatment, correlation coefficient, is needed to
represent the relationship of the variables
Ex. Relationship of Family History to Gadget Addiction of Grade 12 students.
Types of Research
02.
Objective/Purpose
01. Descriptive 03.
Application Research Data
Correlational
Needed
Pure Research Research

Explanatory
Applied Research
Research
Explanatory
- Causal research
- Identifies the cause and effect of a phenomenon
or particular topic
- This research aims to explain why a particular
phenomenon work in a way that they do; reason
behind the occurrence of something
Ex. Popularity and Bullying among Junior High School (Faris,
R. and Felmlee, D., 2011)
Types of Research
02.
Objective/Purpose
01. Descriptive 03.
Application Research Data
Correlational
Needed
Pure Research Research

Explanatory
Applied Research
Research
Exploratory
Research
Exploratory
- Formative research
- This aims to satisfy the curiosity in a certain
topic
- Explores a new topic or phenomenon
- This kind of research may be done on the
early stage of your actual, or more extensive
research
Ex. Perception of Grade 10 students on New
Learning Modality
Types of Research
02.
Objective/Purpose
01. Descriptive 03.
Application Research Data
Correlational
Needed
Pure Research Research Quantitative
Research
Explanatory
Applied Research
Research
Exploratory
Research
Quantitative
Investigates a certain phenomenon or
topic by gathering and analyzing data in
numerical forms.
Types of Research
02.
Objective/Purpose
01. Descriptive 03.
Application Research Data
Correlational
Needed
Pure Research Research Quantitative
Research
Explanatory
Applied Research Qualitative
Research Research
Exploratory
Research
Qualitative
Focuses on human experiences,
insights, culture, and behavior that
can not be measured therefore this
type of research is represented
through textual form.
Qualitative
Focuses on understanding rather
than predicting or controlling
phenoemena
“ How and why things are?”
Characteristics of Qualitative
-textual
-subjective but neutral
-empirical
-inductive
-context sensitivity (interpretive)
Research begins with the data
vs. existing theory that
supports the variable being
tested
Types of Qualitative Research
1.Ethnography
-commonly used
-ethnos(people,folk)+grapho(write)
-study conducted to understand and explore
the culture, tradition, and practices of a
group of people
Types of Qualitative Research
1.Ethnography
Objective: describe and interpret a culture-
sharing group
ORIGINS AND RELATIONSHIPS OF
HUMANS
Problem type: Why and how things were?
Types of Qualitative Research
1.Ethnography
What are the characteristics of
selected Filipino Youth Living with
HIV( YLHIV) ?
Types of Qualitative Research
2. Phenomenology
- A study conducted to understand the
experience of the participants; the
essence of an event or phenomenon
Types of Qualitative Research
2. Phenomenology
Objective: Understand the essence of the
experience or phenomenon
Problem type: HOW DO WE RELATE
TO OUR SURROUNDINGS? WHAT IS
THE MEANING BEHIND WHAT
HAPPENED?
Types of Qualitative Research
2. Phenomenology
What does disclosure mean
to a selected group of
Filipino YLHIV?
Types of Qualitative Research
3. Case study
-in-depth, detailed study of a specific
person, group, or organization in real-life
context
-to explore the causes of underlying
principle
Types of Qualitative Research
3. Case study
Objective: explain and describe a case or
multiple case; develop an in-depth
description; in-depth descriptive
Problem type: need to give a deep
understanding of a case; WHY DID IT
HAPPEN?
Types of Qualitative Research
3. Case study
What made YLHIV
decide to disclose their HIV
status?
Types of Qualitative Research
4. Grounded Theory
Objective: develop a theory grounded in
data
Problem type: need to ground a theory
from people’s views; HOW IT
HAPPENED? HOW EXPERIENCE
RESPONDS TO EVENTS?
Types of Qualitative Research
4. Grounded Theory
- theory-which-is-grounded-in-data
- A study done to provide explanation or
theory behind the events and
phenomena
- Discovery of emerging patterns and
generation of theories from the data(Glaser
in Walsh, Holton et al 2015)
Types of Qualitative Research
4. Grounded Theory
How does disclosure takes place
among YLHIV?
Types of Qualitative Research
5. Historical
-study done to interpret and get the
meaning of past events, and to explain
their effect to the present events
Types of Qualitative Research
6. Narrative
-storied experience
-smaller population
-describes experience of a person and
arrange it chronologically
WHAT HAPPENED?
Types of Qualitative Research
6. Narrative
How does a YLHIV
responds in regard with
disclosure?
Post traumatic Experience of the
COVID-19 Survivors
a. Case study
b. Phenomenological
c. Ethnography
Multiple Choice Submissions

Details can be found in the Notes section below

Thank
References:
You!
1. Amorado, R. and Talili, I. 2017. Qualitative Research: A
Practical Approach. Mutya Publishing House
2. Baraceros, E. 2019. Practical Research 1. Rex Book Store.
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