research method critical evaluation

research method critical evaluation

To evaluate a piece of research you should bear in mind the accessibility of its research strategies and methods as these will be the primary target of your evaluation in the context of sociological theory and broader social issues involved. The object of this assessment is for you to demonstrate that you can evaluate the research of others. This will necessarily involve a critical appraisal of:

(1) the clarity and coherence of the research aims, objectives and questions;
(2) the appropriateness of the researcher(s) choices of strategies and methods;
(3) whether the research meets its own objectives;
(4) whether its conclusions follow logically from its findings;
(5) its validity and reliability;
(6) its theoretical framing and social relevance. Click here for more on this paper.......