Exploratory research
a. is research which seeks to provide a picture of how "the land lies" on a particularsocial issue
b. tends to be deductive using pre-existing theories to decide what kinds of data should be collected.
c. is analysis that results in the interpretation of action or representation of meanings inthe researcher's own words.
d. is ground breaking research on a relatively unstudied topic or in a new area.
e. generally includes theory-testing.
d
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