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Reviewing my previous post, I realized that this has been a long and cumbersome semester. This class has reinforced some of the things I learned about research and it has open my eyes to the difference of research between discipline in academia. What are the general takeaways from the course and your blogs? My generalContinue reading “Blog 10: Metablog”

What does ethical research mean to you before today’s lecture and after today’s lecture and discussion? Before today’s lecture, I already understood what ethical research entailed. I feel once you learn something you can’t unlearn it. I went through a research methods class in my first masters class. And talking about the topic Brought backContinue reading “Blog #9 Ethics and Research”

The final research paper is due in a couple of weeks. It is a major paper which requires planning, writing, and thoughtful integration of the ideas we covered during the entire semester. How are you approaching the completion of this task? Due to me having previous knowledge on the subject. I was able to better navigateContinue reading “Blog #8 Self Efficacy and the Final Research Paper”

What are your thoughts on research designs after tonight’s class? Research design can be very complex, if you just read whats on the surface. What I mean about that is, when taking a research class, the authors explain what research is in a jargon that is sometimes incomprehensible. What the teacher present to the classContinue reading “Blog 7: Research Designs”

As a researcher, which particular research methods (quantitative, qualitative, or a combination) do you tend to gravitate towards and why? I personal don’t have a particular means of research methods. Whatever gets the job done is what I will go with at this point of my academic and professional career. Just knowing the difference in methodsContinue reading “Blog #6 Biases in the Choice of the Research Method”

What are my thoughts and feelings about statistics? My thoughts and feelings on statistics are it relevant, everyone should understand the basic form of stats, if you are in academics stats taking classes should be offer only on the level in which one will use statistic analysis. Due to the amount of things one canContinue reading “Blog 5: Statistics”

What are your current biases with your research topic? My research topic, the Effects of Poverty on Educational Achievement is well documented. My biases on this subject is based on my work experience in the Chicago Public School (CPS). In my first hand experience, the parents are not active in their child education pursuits. DueContinue reading “Biases in Our Research Analysis”

What gains/new insights/perspectives have you made about the uses of research to your future social work practice? I have learned that as a social worker it will be very important to stay a brisk of new and trending research. It is research that helps formulate best practices when dealing with people especially with children. HowContinue reading “Blog #3”

This is not my first time taking a research class. Just learning the different types of research, research analysis, and intricate nuances that always researcher to gain insight, knowledge, etc.. in many scholarly disciplines is phenomnal . I was very intimidate the first time I took a research methods class. I struggled, but I learnedContinue reading “512 SKW Blog 1 Intro to Research”

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