What are some types of research?
Qualitative Research uses words as data
Types of Qualitative Data Methods
Focus Groups
Observations
Interviews
Quantitative Research uses numbers as data
Types of Quantitative Data Methods
Why should agencies conduct research?
Research, like evaluation, is often seen as boring, tedious,
difficult, and scary. Research, however, can be extremely
important for agencies as it increases agency public awareness.
Agency research can be published in journals
Agency research can be presented at meetings
Agency research can be publicized in newspapers
Research enhances your agency's ability to receive grants
Research increases your ability to expand services
Research builds staff expertise in data analyses
Research builds organizational capacity
Please contact Ascend Evaluation in historic Lewisburg, WV, with your research ideas, plans, and initiatives.
We can help build your research capacity!
