RESEARCH APPROACH:

Research approach (design) is the researchers overall plan for answering the research questions. The  design  indicates whether or not there is  an  intervention, the  type of  intervention,  the nature  of  any comparison to be made,  the method to be used  to  control extraneous variables  and  enhance the study's interpretability and the timing  and  location  of data collection. There are three broad types  of approaches  to research. These  are  i)  Historical approach, ii) Survey Research Approach;  and  iii) Experimental Research Approach. Selection  of approach depends on the objectives  of the  study, the  kind  of data sought and  the  research problems  to  be  solved. Besides these, the investigators own skills, background 'academic preparation and areas of competence will influence the selection of the  type  of research approach. This unit deals with three types  of  approaches about their meanings, purposes, types, advantages and delimitations which will  help the researcher to select the most appropriate approach that fit into its problem, objectives, feasibility, practicability and interest of  the  researcher.