Assignment title: Information


To complete Assessment Item 1 Reflective Journal 2 you need to complete the following activities: Read and take notes of the following (The notes you take on the two main readings here are not the assignment; they should only serve as background information that will assist you to answer the set questions adequately): • Crotty, M 1998, The Foundations of Social Research: Meaning and Perspective in the Research Process, Allen & Unwin, St Leonards, NSW. (Ch 1); and • Relevant chapters of Walter 2013 and/or Bryman 2012 related to methodology, research design and methods of data collection • Other relevant readings in the Reading list/Library link Select and read TWO of the following research articles reporting research and then answer the set of questions below about the research articles. • Copping, A, Shakespeare-Finch, J & Paton, D 2010, 'Towards a culturally appropriate mental health system: Sudanese-Australians' experiences with trauma', Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 53-60. • Gurran, N 2003, 'Housing locally: positioning Australian local government housing for a new century', Urban Policy and Research, vol. 21, no. 4, pp. 393-412. • Pillay, H, Tones, M & Kelly, K 2011, 'Gender patterns for aspirations for transitional employment and training and development in local government', Gender in Management, vol. 26, no. 5, pp. 367-79. Based on your reading, and the lecture and tutorial content, answer questions (i) and (ii) in relation to two of the research articles above: (i) Identify the methodology/research design for each of the articles you have selected. What justification/explanation for choosing the methodology/research design was provided by the researcher(s)? (ii) Explain in your own words what method(s) have been used to collect the research data. What justification/explanation for choosing these methods was provided by the researchers? Answer the following question (iii) in relation to only 1 of the research articles (iii) Explain in your own words the rationale linking the research process reported in the article from epistemological/theoretical perspective and research purpose through to methodology/research design and the research methods for data collection?