Understanding Research Methodology and Methods

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What is the primary difference between research methodology and research methods?

Methodology involves interviews, case studies, or surveys, while methods are a justification for the research approach.

Methodology focuses on acquiring scientific knowledge, while methods are concerned with exploring unsettled legal questions or issues.

Methodology is a tool or technique such as qualitative or quantitative methods, while methods are concerned with the general strategy of undertaking research.

Methodology refers to the body of methods guiding thinking within a specific field, while methods imply all techniques used to collect and process data. (correct)

What does research methodology mainly provide a justification or rationale for?

The means of acquiring scientific knowledge.

The data collection techniques such as interviews and case studies.

The general strategy or approach of undertaking research. (correct)

The exploration of unsettled legal questions or issues.

What does 'research method' usually imply?

All methods and techniques used to collect and process data. (correct)

The body of methods guiding thinking within a specific field.

The exploration of unsettled legal questions or issues.

A tool or technique such as qualitative or quantitative method.

In the context of legal research methodology, what is vital for a researcher to understand?

The underlying methodologies’ assumptions. Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of research methodology as per the text?

A means to gather information and data to achieve a valid outcome. Signup and view all the answers

What does research methodology refer to in the context of legal research?

A way of addressing and exploring unsettled legal questions or issues. Signup and view all the answers

What is the main purpose of legal research methodology?

To analyze and interpret legal information Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes qualitative legal research from quantitative legal research?

Qualitative research is theoretical work without a specific application, while quantitative research tests theories in the real world Signup and view all the answers

What characterizes descriptive legal research?

It attempts to describe a situation, problem, or behavior systematically Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of non-doctrinal or empirical legal research?

To acquire new knowledge with a specific practical application in view Signup and view all the answers

What does 'black-letter law' approach focus on?

Knowledge of law found in legal texts and statutes Signup and view all the answers

Why has pure doctrinal legal research been criticized?

For 'little or no reference to the world outside the law' Signup and view all the answers

What should be the basis for adopting a particular legal research methodology?

The research objective and purpose Signup and view all the answers

What type of research aims to make complicated things understandable and simple?

Descriptive research Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary difference between pure doctrinal legal research and non-doctrinal or empirical research?

Pure doctrinal research is original work to acquire new knowledge with a specific practical application in view, while non-doctrinal research is undertaken primarily to acquire new knowledge without a specific application. Signup and view all the answers