Question

describe each major purpose of scientific of research include exploration, description, explanation and critique

Answer 1

• exploration: It involves familiarizing the researcher with the topic or subject new to them, where the researcher has an idea or has observed something & seek to understand more about that topic. It is curiosity based research . This method is characterized by its flexibility. When the issue is broad & not defined specifically ,then the researcher uses this method in the beginning step. The main purpose of exploratory research is to formulate issues more precisely, collecting explanations, Clarifying the concepts, removing the impractical ideas and developing hypotheses. Literature research, Focus group, survey and case studies are some of the forms of exploratory research.
• description: It involves describing the situation or any event with the help of scientific observation. Usually scientific observation are more precise and accurate than the casual one. The descriptive research defines the research aspects such as who, what, where, when , why , how of the research. this method will allow the researcher to make necessary changes before the data collection process begins.
• explanation: Explanatory research method attempts to answer why and how questions. This study goes beyond the description & tries to explain the reason for the phenomenon which only observed by descriptive study. Where the researcher uses the theories / hypothesis in order to show the forces which caused certain phenomenon to occur.
• critique: Criticism involves understanding & explaining the way in which the communication used to exercise & maintain the power in team, firm and society.