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1 online resource |
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SAGE Research Methods. Cases |
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SAGE Research Methods. Cases
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| Summary |
For my doctoral dissertation, I collected data using survey research, which may sound like an easy task, but the process can have many challenges. I began collecting data with the use of a mailed questionnaire. However, after having experienced a poor return rate, I decided to use a self-completion questionnaire that I would administer face to face. The acceptable number of surveys collected for a dissertation is not necessarily the acceptable number of surveys required for publishing the findings in a peer-reviewed journal. Therefore, after collecting the data for my dissertation, I collected additional data 12 years later using a self-completion questionnaire and encountered additional challenges. Some of the challenges included obtaining institutional review board approval, locating and contacting the authorized people/decision makers, the logistics of collecting the data, protecting the confidentiality of the data, missing survey information, and trying to make meaning of all the data. Self-completion questionnaires have many challenges; however, they are a useful research technique that can be used to gather reliable and useful data |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on XML content |
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HIV-positive children -- Case studies.
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Questionnaires -- Case studies.
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School social work -- Case studies.
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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Case studies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1526441918 |
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9781526441911 (ebook) |
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