This article throws light upon the six main roles of theory for social research. 1. Theory provides significant guidelines and trails for the conduct of research by pointing to areas that are most likely to be fruitful, that is, areas in which meaningful relationships among variables are likely to be found. If the variables come to be selected such that [...]
This article throws light upon the top seven methods used for conducting social research. The methods are: 1. Observation Method 2. Interview Method 3. The Questionnaire Method 4. Projective Techniques 5. Scaling Technique 6. Sampling Method 7. Case Study Method. 1. Observation Method: We are almost constantly engaged in observation of things, objects, processes and even thought-ways of people. It [...]
R.L. Ackoff has attempted to answer this question in a systematic way. All research problems ultimately reduce to the question, which of a set of alternative means is the most efficient one. Once those alternative means are formulated, the researcher is in a position to pose a question of each of the means, as to what may constitute the evidence [...]