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Nairobi, Kenya
Joined February 2015
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𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀
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𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: 𝗔 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀
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𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝘃𝘀. 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻
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✔️ Explanatory study tests those hypotheses with rigorous data ✔️Findings feed back into new exploratory questions Mixed-methods studies often combine both, for example qualitative interviews followed by a quantitative survey.
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𝗤𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗯 If you don’t yet know 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 to measure, go exploratory. If you know what to measure and want to know 𝘸𝘩𝘺 it behaves as it does, go explanatory.
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𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗱𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝘃𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗩𝘀. 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗱𝘀
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𝗧𝗲𝗻 𝗧𝘆𝗽𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗚𝗮𝗽𝘀 A 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗴𝗮𝗽 is an area where existing knowledge is missing, incomplete, contradictory, or insufficiently tested. Researchers commonly identify several types:
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𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗜𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝗚𝗮𝗽𝘀 ✔️ Read the “limitations” and “future research” sections of recent papers. ✔️ Conduct systematic literature reviews and note patterns, inconsistencies, and missing areas.
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✔️ Compare findings across populations, contexts, and time periods. ✔️ Question the methods and assumptions used in prior studies.
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