Introduction: There are many factors that contribute to students’ academic success, such as low

In this assignment I will be comparing the different types of research methodologies for health and social care.

Prior to this course I have used statistics in my professional life. During my previous employment at the University of Tennessee, College of Veterinary Medicine I worked in the student admissions which made my primary job focus the student application process. This process required me to compile statistical information on our applicant pool for faculty and administrative staff to determine who would be accepted. This statistical data included both categorical data, such as current grade level in undergraduate studies, gender, and ethnicity, as well as numerical data such as age, GPAs, average number of courses taken in a semester, credit hours completed, and test scores (Mirabella, 2011). After the admissions process was completed, these different

Statistics refers to the use of numerical information in everyday life to calculate facts and figures in limitless circumstances. In addition, statistics refers to the scientific collecting, classifying, summarizing, organizing, analyzing, and interpreting numerical data. This week the class’s objectives were to apply the steps in testing a research hypothesis, to compare the means of two or more groups, and to calculate the correlation between two variables. Learning Team D’s members have reflected on each of these issues and share their insights on these objectives.

In this assignment I will select a vulnerable population sub-group and consider how social science contributes to understanding the social problems encountered by this group. I will do this by firstly explaining and identifying and locating the chosen sub group within the broader societal context. Next by explaining why the chosen sub group is considered to be vulnerable with reference to relevant theory and research based evidence. Then I will be identifying and explaining the role of relevant agencies, both non-governmental organisations and governmental in relation to welfare provision for the chosen sub group. Finally I will discussing the role of social science in informing public health and welfare practice in relation to the chosen

There are two different kinds of research that would be used within health and social care, social research method and lab based research. Social research method would be used to investigate and research into people’s emotions, attitudes, and perceptions. This method of research is not scientific and does not lend itself to scientific research at all. Whereas the type of research called lab based research is a scientific method, this research method would be used to research into diseases, illnesses and disorders in a scientific way. (Class PowerPoint- ‘lesson 2 types of research’

In this assignment I will be comparing different research methodologies, which might be used in health and social care setting.

In health and social care research tends to accept the methods of social science research because the projects often involve investigating people’s feelings, observations and attitudes, which do not lend themselves to investigation by scientific methodology.

I develop myself professionally by always being on time and dressing appropriately. I will arrive everyday prepared and organized to teach so that no teaching time is lost. I will strive to continue my education far beyond college with ongoing professional development which will give me opportunities to learn new things. I will set goals for myself and collaborate with other teachers to help myself become a professional educator.

Social workers have many different job duties but their main concerns are helping people with their problems and listening to them. Qualative research is a very important step with a social worker. With the research method, it provides the social worker with a better understanding of their patient’s issues and what is needed for that person. Social workers use qualitative research to find the best possible way to help others. Qualitative research can be useful in sensitive or complex situations. Social workers work with many problems such as mental health, substance abuse, etc. Qualative research is a way and probably the best way for a social worker to help their patients with their problems. In this paper, I will be discussing an article that describes a mixed-method study to examine the effectiveness of a wide-used peer support program (Ellis A; 2009).

Out-of-school factors and educational inequalities affect the academic success of students in the lower class population. The research questions that will be answered in this research paper are:

Despite the shortcomings of this article which lack ethical, cultural, sensitive information gathered, it still provides insight for practitioners and policy makers because it increases awareness of an issue facing a vulnerable population and it coincides with the mission of social work, seeking to meet the needs of a vulnerable population. Through research evaluation, social work practitioners seek to enhance their competency as practitioners and assess whether or not conducting additional research on this topic is feasible and an appropriate use of resources. The article posits that formal ethical approval was not required because it was deemed to be a study evaluation, even so they failed to include ethical considerations and include feedback from families who received very brief advice from SHS from HPC trained from this module. The limitations of the training module, such as the low response rate, small sample size, and the training software which is no longer used did not allow for participants to report who received the same questions at all three points, or the difficulty of the individual MCQ’s, are now identified and can be avoided if future research is conducted on this

At my workplace, I used the multiple regression analyses and built various models to forecasts student retention for the next academic year. The course Seminar on Quantitative Research demonstrated me the understanding of the processes and product of the quantitative research method. This course provided us with a study outline, which enabled us to define a problem and then followed with the hypothesis problem question with the purpose of testing the hypothesis questions through data collection and statistical analyses. The quantitative course made me realize that without a clear problem and purpose of the study, any data collection and statistical analyses can be useless giving no meaning to the results. I realized that writing an effective quantitative research paper requires us to be competent in both areas 1) knowledge of the process of writing the educational inquiry and 2) knowledge of using the correct statistical method to answer to the

The LAM 106 Statistics course is an intriguing subject that required me to keep an open mind and make good decisions when faced with uncertainty about the data. The learning process this quarter was quite intense. The class had to deal with many different topics that were quite difficult and extensive in content. The module assignments were very in depth and demanded the proper amount of time to analyze and process the material in the chapters. However, I must admit that the concepts that the Professor Kelly introduced in the weekly modules were very informative, challenging, beneficial, and allowed me to achieve my preliminary goals. I understand statistics as a process. I’m aware of the many functions that statistic performs. I understand

B.F. Skinner and J. Dewey would like the high student achievement rates that KIPP schools produce, but they would commend this for different reasons. Beyond this similarity, they would diverge in approving different aspects of KIPP schools. Both would also like improvements in different aspects of KIPP schools in line with their distinct educational philosophies.

lower levels of academic achievement and it is also known that Latino adolescents experience great levels of depression symptoms constantly”( ).