Descriptive method of research page 57 – what is educational research Verma and beard
‘Descriptive research may not answer all the fundamental questions, but it provides useful data which can serve as a basis for further research’ page 58
‘Descriptove research involves a certain amount of interpretation of the meaning or significance of what is described. This process is often criticised on the grounds of bias towards the investigators subjective judgements and superficial impressions of phenomena. pg 58
This is where I might write about any primary research I have been doing. E.g., if I was going to interview someone and have written a list of questions, I would add the ‘interview schedule’ (that’s what you call the list of questions!) here. I may add comments on what I have been reading about Research Methods to evidence that also.
One thing I would NOT do, is include any raw data that has participant information on it, or anything I did not get informed consent to share. That would be unethical. I would keep that elsewhere (private) and I may write about the findings from it on this page, but I definitely would not paste it up in raw unedited form.