Chapter 12: Primary Data

Surveying

Goli, S., Ganguly, D., Chakravorty, S., & Rammohan, A. (2020). A framework to study labor room violence in a resource-poor setting. SAGE Research Methods Cases. doi:10.4135/9781529743609

Possible Learning Outcomes

By the end of this case, students should be able to:

  • Understand the concept and typology of labor room violence (LRV) in a resource-poor institutional setting
  • Understand the preparation of survey design, survey instrument, and procedure to identify and measure LRV in a resource-poor institutional setting
  • Understand the advantages of longitudinal survey design over cross-sectional studies to capture the occurrence of LRV
  • Gain proficiency to examine the key predictors of LRV in a resource-poor institutional setting

Interviewing

Peoples, K. (2014). A phenomenological study: Evangelical Christian men who self-identify as sex addicts. SAGE Research Methods Cases. doi:10.4135/978144627305014537190

Possible Learning Outcomes

By the end of this case, students should be able to:

  • Explain how philosophy informs phenomenological methodology
  • Address ethical issues such as confidentiality in research of a sensitive nature
  • Analyze qualitative data into phenomenological themes
  • Investigate the concept of the lived experience
  • Differentiate between phenomenological philosophies and understand how the researcher chooses what philosophical groundwork works best