{"id":548,"date":"2018-12-03T12:37:14","date_gmt":"2018-12-03T17:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cspsc\/?page_id=548"},"modified":"2025-11-11T11:21:38","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T16:21:38","slug":"research-design","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cspsc\/research-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Design"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Initial Research Steps<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Project Development Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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Target Audience<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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How will we share the research in a way that\u2019s useful for who we\u2019re trying to reach? Will the project incorporate community stakeholders throughout the research process? Are the methods we\u2019re using appropriate for who the research seeks to engage<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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Needs Assessment<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Does research project fill a gap? How will we identify the gap that the research fills?<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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Literature Review<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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How will we get the background knowledge necessary to be well-prepared for the research project?<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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Identifying the Issue<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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How will we narrow-in on one issue and set guiding principles that will help our work stay focused?<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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Research Question<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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How will we get focused? Who will we consult?<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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Initial Research Steps<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Research Process and Data Collection<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Research Methods<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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How do we get data? Who will be involved in collecting the data?<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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Research Process<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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How do we plan and conduct the research?<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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Logic Model\/Theory of Change<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Do we know how our activities, actions and outputs will lead to the change we want to see? How will we design the project to increase collective impact?<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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Ethics<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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How will we ensure accountability, transparency and safety for all research participants? Do we know how to navigate the bureaucracy and who will help us do this?<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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Data Organization<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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How will we organize data collection to ensure that the findings are logical and of high quality?<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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Data Analysis<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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How do we ensure the findings are meaningful?<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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Research Outcomes and Outputs<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Outputs<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Do we know what we are going to produce? How will we ensure the research findings are accessible to our target audience?<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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Outcomes<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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How will we know what we want to achieve?<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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Evaluation<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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What does \u2018success\u2019 look like and how we\u2019ll know if we\u2019ve achieved it? What indicators will we use and why?<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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