Addressing Bullying in Schools
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Research topic: Bullying In Schools
Research Question: Is there a relationship between bullying, family therapy outcomes and academic performance?
Select an appropriate research methodology and justify why it is appropriate for your research topic. You will explore your analysis collection methods and describe the methodology's application to your research.
Determine which methodology you will use in your research proposal. Be very detailed while describing the chosen research approach and the specific data collection method that correlates with that approach. You should:
- Define the chosen methodology.
- Justify the choice of methodology and the rationale for the choice.
- Determine and discuss your data collection process.
- Describe how the methodology will be applied to the research proposal.
Keep in mind that methodology refers to a theoretical approach applied to gathering data pertinent to a field of study. A methodology is categorized as either quantitative or qualitative. These research methods have specific formats for data collection and analysis. "The purpose of your research and the questions you ask play an important role in deciding which type of methodology is better suited for your family research proposal" (Creswell, 2013).
Reference:
Cresell, J. W. (2013). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods approaches (4th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
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This solution proposes a mixed methodology to address bullying in schools.
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Define the chosen methodology.
Chosen Methodology: The Mixed Method Triangulation Design
Note: You may choose to use a qualitative or a mixed methods approach for your methodology. The following information explains the mixed methods approach, which I think is appropriate to investigate the research question.
A mixed methodology is proposed for the study. Mixed methods approaches consists of collecting both qualitative and quantitative data. The Mixed methods Triangulation design is designed to obtain different but complementary data on the same topic to understand the research problem (Creswell & Plano-Clark, 2007). Qualitative data consists of either open-ended information in which research can be obtained from interviews, case studies, observational, narrative, grounded theory, and/or ethnography, and or phenomenological perspectives. Quantitative data involves finding and showing the relationship between variables. The suggested qualitative component involves a phenomenological data. The phenomenological method—is used when the researcher wants to obtain the specific views of the client regarding particular phenomena related to the research question.
"Example of a Qualitative approach"
Rutherford and Rissel (2004) conducted a study focused on types of conflicts occurring in school where students could help resolve the conflicts. Thus, several questions concerning knowledge about and use of peer mediation. Based on the methodology used, school faculty was asked for ideas on how to increase the effectiveness of peer mediation. They distributed surveys that included a question about the respondent's cultural groups.
The qualitative study focused on cultural groups by gender. A systemic level analysis yielded six major factors inhibiting the use of mediation in the school that were used to code the data. Each of these factors was then analyzed into themes. The six factors included: (1) students' attitudes, feelings, and behaviors regarding mediation, (2) students' methods of dealing with conflict, (3) students' attitudes, feelings, and behavior in school, (4) school climate, (5) structure of the mediation program, and (6) societal. Peer mediation is a process that depends on the active participation of student as mediators and disputants (Theberge & Karan, 2004).
Note: Quantitative analysis is undertaken to depict the relationship between bullying, family therapy outcomes, and academic performance. The ...
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