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Research Methods( Questions)

Research Methodology

Section A

Question 1

The purpose of Francis and McDonald 's research is to identify the experiences of part-time law students in light of their general biographical background and understanding their opinions . It fundamentally concentrates on perceptions of part-time law students about their experiences within higher education . There research was based on the paradigm set by Universities UK , which carried out an in-depth research of part-time students in higher education in terms of equivalence between full-time and part-time students and concluded that part-time students are marginalized by

administrators and researchers This particular research focuses on part-time law students , and contends that part-time law students face specific disadvantages which distinguish them as a group which is largely ignored by universities

Francis and Macdonald used methodological triangulation ' and data triangulation ' as described by Hoyle , as their research used different strategies within a research method . They used quantitative survey instrument-- the questionnaire , there were 255 responses . This questionnaire used a variety of questions formats to get as complete a picture as possible . For instance , they used Likert scale , ranking true and false , multiple choice and free text where necessary . This quantitative analysis was supplanted by qualitative instrument in shape of two focus groups with 20 students each . These focus groups were semi-structured and according to the authors helped in clarifying emerging arguments from the questionnaires . The authors argue that data between the quantitative and qualitative studies cannot be triangulated but qualitative research did provide a more in-depth analysis as Bryman calls...

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