Action Research
It is a research oriented toward the enhancement of direct practice (Smith, 2007).
Bias
It is systematic error created during the design, measurement, interviewing or sampling. Any influence that distorts the results of a study and undermines validity. (Polit and Beck, 2008).
Codes
Codes are the combination of data for themes, ideas, concepts and categories making the data easy to search, to make comparisons and to identify any patterns (Sage, n.d.).
Construct
Construct is the abstract idea, underlying theme, or subject matter that one wishes to measure using survey questions (e.g., health locus of control)( Polit and Beck,2008).
Controlled Variable
A variable that remains unchanged or held constant in a research analysis (About.com, n.d.).
Correlation
Degree and type of relationship between any two or more variables in which they vary together over a period and how well can one factor predict another (Polit and Beck, 2008).
Critiquing
It is a research that involves a careful, complete examination of a study to judge its strengths, weaknesses, logical links, meaning and significance (Nursing Planet, n.d.).
Data
Data is a piece of information in raw form collected by researcher through observations, experiments or interview. The pieces of information obtained in a study (Polit and Beck, 2008.)
Data analysis
The process of evaluating data using analytical and logical reasoning to examine each component of the data provided (Business Dictionary, n.d.). The systematic organization and synthesis of research data and. in quantitative studies, the testing of hypotheses using those data (Polit and Beck, 2008).
Demographics
Studies of a population or population segments based on factors such as age,
