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Currently, my neonatal kitten simulation research project is being design using a quantitative research model.  I chose quantitative because I wanted empirical data to support statements of my neonatal kitten simulation aiding in efficiency, effectiveness, and ease in training neonatal kitten foster parents at animal shelters and rescue groups or as Good Samaritan citizens.  However, I might use a mixed-method… Read more »

Quality of care through training on a simulation to improve neonatal kitten mortality rates.

The research method selected will be outlined in detail in the third chapter of the research thesis, known as the Methods section.

An IRB package requires attachments for: description of the proposed study outlining exemptions; research protocols; references; all material provided to participants (i.e. questionnaires, flyers); and a full funding proposal if applicable.

Taking an elemental theme from each research question and turning it inside-out, so to speak, gives cause for a literature review as to why this question is valid to be asked of the study and why it will demonstrate the research as substantive.

Sometimes I feel so much written word is wasted; read by too few and forgotten in its digital vault.  This is why learning to write research chapters in a way that conforms to the standards of academic publications is vital to research.  I’ve been learning to write to the style of the American Psychological Association (APA), and many journals have… Read more »

As all good research is based on discovery and begins with a state of questioning, it might be easy to say that all research is the same once this state is established, but this is simply not true.  Last week I began by isolating formal from informal research, but today I’d like to go a bit further and talk about… Read more »