I still don’t quite understand all the design and the methods needed for each. But I do understand that it’s very important to get the right data to possibly answer our hypothesis question. The whole idea of the scientific methods is to be open to question what we think we know and be open minded enough to understand it might be proven wrong.
We’ve learned about nine different types of research , from case studies to meta analyses. Over all they all change in the way of who, what ,when and how the hypothesis will be tested .
At first I thought I could do a mix methods design with quantitative study on attendance and a qualitative on the community view of ASP. But after discussing it with the class, it would be easier/ more narrow to do just the qualitative study through surveys.
My question was does the involvement of teens in ASP lower / reduce crime involvement. That’s a big question to unpack, so I believe i’d like to start by collecting data on opinions of current programs and hope to get a sense of why , as the current research has reported, they do not reduce crime involvement.
I’d like to get a sense of how can we improve them to at least make more of an impact of the high risk teens targeted when programs were created. Getting those small pieces of information. I’d hope to like a puzzle, put it together and get the attention needed / add to the conversation. Maybe even start a new one , to re create or create better programs to help high risk teens.
512Mercedes 