Vol: 2, Issue: 2 2012

Page: 08-14

Meaning of the Term: Descriptive Survey Research Method

Neeru Salaria

According to Best and Kahn (2007), “The term descriptive research has often been used incorrectly to describe three types of investigation that are different. Perhaps their superficial similarities have obscured their difference. Each of them employs the process of disciplined inquiry through the gathering and analysis of empirical data, and each attempts to develop knowledge. To be done competently, each requires the expertise of the careful and systematic investigator. A brief explanation may serve to put each one in proper perspective.”