In the recent years, during cross-fertilization of ideas in conferences many scholars do criticize research methodologies of their contemporaries claiming that if the methodology is wrong the credibility of findings might be questionable. Thus, questionable findings often lead to erroneous recommendations which is synonymous to a wrong drug prescription from a quack medical doctor. By my observations,the shortest distance to wrong methodology usage in the research conduct and practices is failure to ask questions as regard to the suitable methodology. I am presently working on Institutional-based Strategic planning and i do not want to kill the system am trying to rescue with wrong recommendations. Kindly, help me at this juncture.
I can suggest the Mixed Methodology through used complementary resources such as M& E reports and conduct an in-depth interview with key persons like strategic planning managers. for more details please contact me at [email protected]
Shaker Ahmad Aladwan, Thank you. I have sent you a message as you requested.
A qualitative approach invo!Bing focus group discussions and statutory records analysis is recommended.
I recommend the use of both qualitative and quantitative methods which will be equal to Mixed method approach. On using the qualitative approach, it will enable one on one interview with the employees of the particular institution which in this case have become the focus in form of a case study which thus will involve qualitative observation of the participants in their natural environment (Oguonu,2009).
Then involving quantitative approach will give you the opportunity for testing the set out objectives of the study which can be measured based on the identified variables, while you give quantitative numbers to the collected data also based on your sample population (Neuman, 2007).
Thus the combination of both approaches will give you a Mixed method approach which according to (Gall et al, 2007 :645) is the type of research 'that involves the combination of qualitative and quantitative methodologies in a single investigation.
Hi Babalola
Without knowing your concrete topic, context, approach and Research question there cannot be a comprehensive answer. Also bear in mind there is no "best way", only the way you can reasonably argue for.
Imagine we all did "the best way", what is the point? To discover something new, we must approach the same question from a different perspective, maybe with different tools and techniques and then we can draw new conclusions - or confirm the old ones.
Kind Regards
Roland
Prof Roland Berberich, thanks for your contribution. I am presently working on INSTITUTIONAL BASED STRATEGIC PLANNING ASSESSMENT OF TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN KANO STATE OF NIGERIA. For details find out from my last update on this project where a tentative proposal was presented. I will like you to look at the proposal critically and check the suitability or otherwise of the methodology. Kindly suggest your expected change area according to your view. Thanks in anticipation of your kind gesture.
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