Social research: Theory, methods and techniques. Doing action research in your own organization (5th ed.). Systemic action research: A strategy for whole system change. Social research methods: Qualitative and quantitative approaches. Structural equation modeling in social science research: Issues of validity and reliability in the research process. Educational Action Research, 1(1), 7–24.īabin, B. Kurt Lewin and the origins of action research. American Political Science Review, 95(3), 529–548.Īdelman, C. Measurement validity: A shared standard for qualitative and quantitative research. Additionally, social research is important for its contribution to national and international policymaking, which explains the importance of social research. Social research plays a substantial role in investigating knowledge and theories relevant to social problems. The types and characteristics of social research are further analysed in this chapter. There are various stages discussed regarding how social research can be effectively conducted. The information used in this chapter is solely based on existing literature regarding social research. This chapter aims to explain the multifarious definitions of social research given by different scholars.

However, social research is a broad spectrum that requires a discursive understanding of its varied nature and definitions. This kind of research usually creates new knowledge and theories or tests and verifies existing theories. Social research is often defined as a study of mankind that helps to identify the relations between social life and social systems.

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