Practical Research 1

Lesson 4: Qualitative Research in

Different Areas of Knowledge
Vocabulary…
• Yielded
• Actual
• Ethical
• Indispensable
• Dichotomy
• Symbiotic
• Deduced
KIM (Key, Information, Memory)
KEY TERMS INFORMATION/ MEMORY CLUES
MEANING (Sentence expressing
your experience
about the key term)

Yielded

Actual

Ethical

Indispensable

Dichotomy

Symbiotic

Deduced
Subject Area Research Approach
• Scientific Approach
– Gives stress to measurable and
observable facts instead of personal
views, feelings or attitudes.
– STEM & Natural Science.
• Naturalistic Approach
- People oriented.
- Collecting data is done in family
homes, playground, workplaces, or
schools.
- Naturalistic approach focuses on
discovering the real concept or
meaning behind people’s lifestyles
and social relations.
Subject Area Research Approach
Social Science= Soft Science
• Anthropology
• Business
• Education
• Economics
• Law
• Politics
• Nursing
• Counselling
• Physical Therapy
Subject Area Research Approach
• Humanities
- man’s social life
- Meanings, significance, and
visualizations of human
experiences in the field of
Fine arts, Literature, Music,
Drama, Dance and other
artistically inclined.
Subject Area Research Approach
• Humanities
1. Literature and Art Criticism
2. Philosophical Research
3. Historical Research
Subject Area Research Approach
• Humanities
1. Literature and Art Criticism
- Using well-chosen language and
appropriate organizational
pattern, depend greatly on their
interpretative and reflective
thinking in evaluating the object
of their study critically.
Subject Area Research Approach
• Humanities
2. Philosophical Research
- Where the focus of inquiry is on
knowledge and principal of being
and on the manner human
beings conduct themselves on
Earth.
Subject Area Research Approach
• Humanities
3. Historical Research
- Where invitation canters on
events and ideas that took place
in man’s life at a particular
period.
Hard Sciences vs. Soft Science

Soft Science
Hard Science