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Sukanya Das, Lovely Professional University Unit-7: Research Design: Meaning of Research Design, Selecting of Research Design

Unit-7: Research Design: Meaning of Research Design, notes

Selecting of Research Design

contents

objectives
introduction
7.1 subject: Meaning of research Design
7.2 selection of research Design
7.3 summary
7.4 Keywords

7.5 review Questions
7.6 further readings

objectives
After studying this unit students will be able to:

y Define the meaning of research design.
y Explain about how to select research design?
introduction

every social research has certain purposes and till the research work is done in an organized manner
purpose can not be fulfilled. This plan is research design. This means that research design is created
according to the problem and form of social research, so that it can reach a definite direction and
the scholar does not deviate. it would be better to understand it even more clearly before going any
further.

7.1 Subject: Meaning of Research Design
No research work can be without aim or purpose. The purpose is not developed or clarified during
research but it is decided before it is started. On the basis of research to define different aspects of
subject a structure is made which is called research design. Mr. Ackoff has explained that “to ascertain
a decision before a decision is activated is called design.” in this point of view the draft is prepared
after a purpose id reached at before it is obtained, this is research design. When this is related to a
social event it is called design of social research. it is clear that that there are many types and the
scholar chooses the best one and when the type is decided, the nature and purpose of research work
gets clear.For example if it is clear that the purpose of research is to find out reasons of social event.
the research work would be a description only the new laws will be implemented and testing and
usage will be more important. Keeping all these in mind a basic structure is created which is called
research design.

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