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Overview of Research Methods and Study Design Dr. Claire Collins Director of Research ICGP Patterns of Research (1) z Basic – Pure research z Applied – Policy research – Action research z Evaluation – Assessment/Appraisal research Patterns of Research (2) z Basic – Understand social phenomena – Describe the world as it exists z Applied – Useful knowledge to apply to a problem – Describe the problem; Inform Change z Evaluation – Social accounting – Establish efficiency/effectiveness/success of a program Design Options z Experimental/Observational z Prospective/Retrospective z Cross-sectional/Population z Cohort/One group - pre and post z Case-Control/Matched z Time series/Multiple time series
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