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The Selection of Data Collection Methods: A Learning Curve for Students in Higher Education
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Author(s): Mpinane Flory Senekane (Department of Environmental Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Johannesburg, South Africa)
Copyright: 2025
Pages: 18
Source title:
Design and Validation of Research Tools and Methodologies
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Aicha Rahal (Pazmany Peter Catholic University, Budapest, Hungary)and Mária Adorján (Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church, Hungary)
DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3693-1135-6.ch004
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Abstract
The aim of this chapter is to discuss how selection of data collection method is a learning curve for students in higher institutions of education when compiling their dissertations and theses. It looks at various types of data collection methods and what each instrument entails, challenges that students are faced with when deciding on data collection methods; an explanation is provided why these methods are important in academic research; the design and validity of data collection methods. Data collection methods include primary and secondary methods. Primary data methods involve first-hand data collected by the researcher himself or field workers. Primary data collection methods include questionnaires, interviews, focus groups, observations, and surveys. Secondary data collection involves data obtained from various sources such as library books, academic publications, government documents. While the focus is primary and secondary types of data collection, this chapter extends the focus to quantitative and qualitative methods.
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