It has been stated that “once you are clear about your research topic, you will be able to choose the most appropriate research strategy and data collection and analysis techniques” (Sanders et al, 2009: 20-21). This applies to the proposed research, as it is the “the logical sequence that connects the empirical data to a study’s initial research questions and, ultimately, to its conclusions” (Yin, 2009). A comprehensive research design includes strategies, choices and takes into account the time horizons. Extensive time and effort needs to be taken into account when creating a research design, as it has been described to be the glue that holds the components of the research project together. For this reason, it is vital that a detailed methodology is prepared meticulously in order to produce a solid research. It is important to note that there are a variety of ways to conduct a research to answer proposed questions, however each of the three questions will be tackled with an approach in order to provide a general understanding of the different methods to be adopted.
Research Question 1
Philosophy
The philosophy adopted for the first research question is pragmatism. The researcher carefully selected to adopt the pragmatist philosophy as it argues that the most important factor of the research philosophy adopted is indeed the research question. The selected approach focuses on the research problem and uses all of the approaches available to understand the problem (Rossman and Wilson, 1985). Pragmatists agree that research occurs in social, historical, political and other contexts. For this reason, it is said that pragmatism opens the doors for multiple methods, different worldviews, which provides diverse alternatives for data co...
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two words are, "foreign aid." Taking a firm stand on either side of this topic
In 2009, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization publicized that over one billion people globally suffered from hunger (Banerjee and Duflo 19) and economists estimate that at least one billion people live off of less than one U.S. dollar a day (Ovaska 1). With these facts present, recent scholarly debate has risen over recent years over whether foreign aid successfully works toward the removal of poverty. Two opposing viewpoints have arisen. Economists and philanthropists similar to Jeffery Sachs believe that a poverty trap confines countries with lower GDP per capita and higher rates of populations living beneath the poverty line which calls for the assistance of outside aid in order to free populations from perpetual poverty. Such economists promote foreign aid with the belief that the proper amount of foreign aid such as the implementation of schools, freshwater wells and subsidized food costs can free those stricken with poverty. However, many other economists such as Dambisa Moyo believe that foreign aid merely disrupts local economies causing more harm than benefit to developing nations. Since the 1970s, the real per capita income of Africa has dropped (Moyo 5) and similar drops have occurred in other developing nations worldwide. Foreign aid focused on reaching the specific needs of an individual more affectively fights poverty than aid projects aimed at large-scale economic progress.
For everything that occurs, there will somehow be something that caused the action to happen. It is more of a cause and effect ideal or simple a reaction to an action. In terms of research academics, independent and dependent variables are concepts or attributes to certain things that occur such as drug use, crime, or domestic abuse. For example, stress or other personal problems may lead to someone to use drugs. Also, poverty may lead someone to commit crime. In addition, a power controlled individual may cause a partnership to suffer physical or verbal abuse.
When people read about foreign aid they immediately think of food and water. However foreign aid involves one nation giving resources to another nation that is struggling. Based on the country’s situation the aid can be financial, military, or simply food. The problem is there have been several of unsolved issues with these nations receiving their aid. Several of events has happened where our donations or the money the government gives have been misused or stolen.
Now within the rest of this paper you will be finding a few different things getting discussed. Staring it off we will be discussing the articles that we have found to make our arguments and hypotheses. After wrapping up the literature reviews we will be discussing the hypotheses thus continuing onto our variables and indicators. Once we discuss our hypotheses we will be moving onto the research design. The research design will have our general issues, sampling, and methods.
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Qualitative and Quantitative study designs both can be beneficial in research design. They both provide valuable options for researchers in the field. These techniques can either be used separately in a research study or they can be combined to achieve maximum information. This paper will define the terms qualitative and quantitative; describe the similarities and differences between each; discuss how qualitative and/or quantitative research designs or techniques could be used in the evaluation of my proposed research; and discuss why linking analysis to study design is important.
Many people in the world argue that foreign aid is necessary for developing countries and should not be stopped from being given out. Scores of people argue that foreign aid is vital for the survival of the world’s economy. However, American aid has been going to countries that do not contribute to global development and is usually unknown to the charitable donator. When comparing America’s reason for foreign aid to other powerful nations, they do not share America’s views. As of now, America’s national debt is around $15 trillion, owing around $1 trillion to China. Even though countries like China expect to be paid back in full, America is only continuing to build up its debt. With this, the purpose of foreign aid is impractical and does not benefit the American populace in the long run. Another claim by Americans is that foreign aid for developing nations will benefit them and support the development of other superpowers. Simply put, this statement is false and foreign aid for budding nations only slows their economy and increases poverty. Evidence is put into light ...
International aid furthers economic laziness among the poor nations, making them stay longer in poverty when they could work ways easily out o...
Saunders, M., Lewis, P. and Thornhill, A. (2010) Research Methods for Business Students, 5th Edition, Pearson Education.
The nature of research instruments, the sampling plan and the type of data the research design constitutes the blueprint for the collection, the measurement and analysis of data. It aids the researcher in the allocation of his limited resources by posing crucial choices.
Foreign aid can encourage countries to adopt positive political and economic policies if that is its principal objective. But it may, on the contrary, undermine development if it is given to countries that are unlikely or unwilling to make necessary political, economic and governance reforms. Since there are some different thoughts on foreign aids, critics of aid such as Peter Bauer have argued that aid is never necessary. For example, “Foreign aid is a central component of world development”. So in 1981, said Professor Hollis Chenery, then Vice President of World Bank in charge of economic research, how can he have been right? Large scale development occurs in many places with...