Ability to Formulate a Research Question

This document provides guidance on formulating a research question, describing theoretical perspectives behind research, justifying the chosen perspective, and critically reviewing literature. It also evaluates different methodologies and data collection methods for answering the research question. The subject is research methodology and the document type is a study guide.

Ability to Formulate a
Research Question

Contents
Task 1.........................................................................................................................................................3
1.1 Describe the 2 theoretical perspectives behind research....................................................................3
1.2 Develop a research question..............................................................................................................4
1.3 Justify the theoretical perspective chosen to answer your research question.....................................4
1.4 Critically review appropriate literature..............................................................................................4
Task 2.........................................................................................................................................................7
2.1 Evaluate different methodologies used in research and identify appropriate one to answer your
research question.....................................................................................................................................7
2.2 Evaluate the differing data collection methods available for your methodology...............................8
2.3 Discuss and carry out data collection.................................................................................................8
Task 3.........................................................................................................................................................9
3.1 Evaluate and present data collected in an appropriate manner...........................................................9
3.2 Critically evaluate results, producing discussion and conclusions...................................................15
3.3 Develop a disseminate findings short presentation..........................................................................15
(Covered in PPT)...................................................................................................................................15
3.4 Produce a critique of the process and the limitations of the project.................................................15
REFERENCES........................................................................................................................................17

Task 1
1.1 Describe the 2 theoretical perspectives behind research
A theoretical perspective in research can be defined as a set of assumptions about reality
that helps the researcher in understanding by informing the research questions. It is important
within a research because it allows the researcher to organize their thoughts as well as thoughts
and make the same clear to other people as well (Barr and Dowding, 2019). Theoretical
perspectives are of importance in research and a researcher can use different theoretical
perspectives in order to frame research questions, conduct research as well as analyze the results
effectively. There are different types of theoretical perspectives, two of which are explained
below–
The Functionalist Perspective – This perspective is also known as functionalism
perspective and was proposed by Durkheim. The main interest of Durkheim was in how does a
society maintain stability and how could social order be possible. Under this type of perspective,
societies are assumed to function collectively and maintain stability. The various parts of the
society work together so that an overall equilibrium is maintained. The respective perspective
looks at the society through a macro level and thus broadly focuses on the social structures that
are responsible for shaping the society on the whole. It can be said that functionalism is very
important and looks at the different aspects of the society individually and this helps in
understanding how it functions as a whole (Boamah and et.al., 2018). The functionalist theory
combines all of these aspects of the society in order to meet the needs of the individuals and
make sure that the society remains balanced.
The Interactionist Perspective – This particular perspective was developed and
proposed by George Herbert Mead. The interactionalist approach focuses on developing an
understanding of how meaning is generated through different processes of social interaction.
This perspective assumes that meaning is derived from social interactionism from every day
(Donnelly, 2017). Interactionalist perspective involves the study of how individuals shape the
society and are shaped by the society through meaning that arise through interactions in an
effective manner. The way in which people behave with each other is included in this
perspective. The interactionalist perspective recognizes both biological as well as environmental

factors are important in the development of language. There are different factors that shape the
society and the way through which meanings arise in the society.
1.2 Develop a research question
What is the impact of Effective Leadership in providing proper Health and Social Care to
individuals?
1.3 Justify the theoretical perspective chosen to answer your research question
The theoretical perspective that is chosen to answer the research questions is the
interactionalist perspective. This is because the theoretical perspective will help in developing
the meaning about the different processes of social interaction (Gandolfi and Stone, 2017). This
is because the respective perspective will focus on individuals rather than categorizing them into
different groups. Effective leadership is important and can help the leaders in understanding and
comparing the different ways in which people act with each other. The social construction can
also be understood in an effective manner.
1.4 Critically review appropriate literature
Effective leadership can be defined as the way in which a leader within an organization
and directs the employees of the company to achieve the goals as well as objectives. Effective
leaders encourage their team members to share ideas and thoughts during the decision-making
process. They have the ability to influence others and encourage risk taking and innovation
among the team members. it can be said that effective leadership is important because it brings
together different people across the different departments. Health and social care is a wide field
and effective leaders within health and social care emphasize constantly on the high quality, safe
as well as compassionate care is provided to the people. This is kept as their main priority and
therefore, they work towards achieving the same (Glasby, 2017). Different people within the
society have different health care as well as social needs and therefore, it is important to address
the same in such a way that the needs of each of the individuals is addressed in an effective
manner. Effective leaders in health services emphasise always that secure, high quality,
compassionate care is the pinnacle precedence. They make sure that the voice of patients is
consistently heard at each degree; affected person enjoy, worries, wishes and comments (high
quality and bad) are always attended to.

Leadership in health and social care is all about being able to manage different tasks in
this field in an effective manner. Social care can be defined as all the different forms of personal
care as well as other practical assistance for young people, children as well as adults who require
extra support. Social care is all about providing emotional, physical as well as support to people
so that they can live their lives in an effective manner. Different people require different types of
support at different stages of their lives. Therefore, a team leader has to ensure that these needs
are addressed in an effective manner and that people have access to the resources that they need.
Careers in health and social care are mainly concerned with helping people who are vulnerable in
the community (Gopee and Galloway, 2017). Therefore, effective leadership in health and social
care is considered to be one of the most important in this field. Leaders promote the constant
development of knowledge among their team members so as to improve the overall quality of
patient care. When patients or even the members of the community receive access to best
resources and adequate resources, they are able to live their lives in a proper way. Besides
providing support, the leaders also ensure that the patient experience is improved and all
measures are taken to maintain their safety at all times.
Leaders in health and social care should look out for adopting strategies that can help in
providing the best services to the patients. There are different ways in which effective leadership
can impact in providing proper Health and Social Care to individuals. The leaders have the
responsibility of maintaining a positive and healthy relationship with the patients as well as the
other members of the community. In order to do so, they should regular communicate and
interact with them. This will help in understanding their individual needs in an effective manner.
As a result, appropriate strategies can be developed and implemented to provide better support to
the community members. By doing so, the overall experience of the members of society can be
enhanced. Also, their satisfaction level is improved and they gain confidence to live their lives
in an efficient manner (Laureani and Antony, 2019). Sometimes, the leaders can have to face
adverse events. In such situations, it is important for them to opt for the most appropriate
leadership style. This is important because it will help the leaders in providing the best services
to the patients as well as other members of the society. Leadership is identified as an aspect that
enables the well-functioning of the society. In context to social care, there are different
professions and services that contribute towards enhancing the overall experience and providing
adequate support to the community people. Effective leaders are able to make good decisions

and implement the same as per the requirement of the situation. They have a sight for achieving
their goals as well as objectives and making sure that proper support is provided to the
community members.
The leadership in health and social care is characterised by using steady reforms aimed
toward the green transport of secure, effective, and terrific care. Effective leadership is needed to
lead and pressure changes at all levels of the health system to actualize the desires of the ongoing
reforms in fitness care organizations. Leadership in the fitness care sector is unfold throughout
control and scientific workforces, growing unusual challenges. In the health care quarter, the
term ‘leadership’ is intently related, and often used interchangeably, with ‘management’. Thus,
this segment provides an outline of the concept of management inside the fitness care quarter,
drawing upon both control and management as each terms are visible as being relevant to health
care services. In a fashionable sense, control includes planning, setting up, control, budgeting,
implementation, and assessment; it guarantees green utilization of assets to gain organizational
desires (Lucas, 2019). The concept of control has been described as ‘specific’ in the experience
that it has no generic application however as an alternative is dictated through context, this is the
policies, systems, and cultural values in which it is practiced.
Leadership is acknowledged as an enabler of properly-functioning organizations. Within
social paintings, properly-led offerings and professions will contribute to human beings, families
and communities experiencing tremendous and permitting aid that improves their lifestyles
possibilities and well-being. Effective leadership is one of the most significant elements in social
care and health care. This is because it leads the company towards effective as well as successful
outcomes. It has been observed that there is a significant relation between effective styles of
leadership as well as the level of satisfaction among patients. Effective leadership contributes to
the overall delivery of good health services (McDermott and Bawden, 2017). Being a social
leader is, first of all, acknowledging that there's a team of humans answerable for the creation
and implementation of all choices and ideas. But being a social leader is extra than just
understanding there may be a group, it is understanding how to domesticate agree with, care, and
appreciate in the crew. These values in the team will allow all of the members to proportion
thoughts and collaborate, developing an extra open environment from which everyone has
greater of stake in main the company through an ever-changing financial weather. Acquiring

social leadership capabilities, through relationship constructing and network connectivity, is
extra important than ever before for becoming and being a powerful chief. Thus, it can be said
that effective leadership can have a significant impact on the delivery of health and social care
services to those who are in need. Appropriate strategies should be adopted in order to make sure
that required support is provided to the people who are in need of the same.
Task 2
2.1 Evaluate different methodologies used in research and identify appropriate one to answer
your research question
Research methodologies form a very important component in a research and can be
referred to as specific procedures or techniques that are used by the researcher in order to analyze
the information related to a particular research topic. There are different methodologies used in a
research and this section allows the readers to evaluate the study critically and also, develop a
better understanding about them overall research (McGowan and et.al., 2020). Experiments,
surveys, interviews as well as questionnaires are some of the examples of different types of
methodologies. All the methods that are used by the researcher while conducting a research
study, are referred to as research methods. A researcher can opt for a particular research method
based on the requirement of the research. Experiment method is one of the research methods that
involve the manipulation of variables in order to establish a relationship of cause and effect. On
the other hand, survey method is a type of quantitative method wherein the researcher uses
different measures on samples that are carefully selected. It is a flexible approach and can help
the researcher in developing an understanding about the research question.
In context to this research, the researcher has used questionnaire method in order to
collect the information on the impact of effective leadership in providing proper Health and
Social Care to individuals. A questionnaire is a research instrument that comprises of a set of
questions that are based on the research question. A questionnaire is one of the most widely used
research methods by researcher. Questionnaires are a very good manner to obtain records from a
huge number of human beings and/or those who may not have the time to attend an interview or
take part in experiments (Priest and Gass, 2017). They permit people to take their time, think
about it and are available lower back to the questionnaire later. Participants can state their views
or feelings privately without stressful approximately the possible reaction of the researcher.

Unfortunately, a few humans may also still be inclined to attempt to supply socially applicable
answers.
2.2 Evaluate the differing data collection methods available for your methodology
There are different data collection methods that can be used for the process of data
collection. Interview method, questionnaire method as well as different secondary data collection
methods can be used. Secondary data collection methods include referring to books, online
journals, websites and reports. Questionnaire method is the most suitable method of data
collection because it will allow the researcher to obtain the first-hand and appropriate
information from the respondents (Smith and et.al., 2017). There are many benefits of using a
questionnaire for data collection such as it is a flexible and also allows the researcher to save a
lot of time and is cost effective. The researcher can compare and analyze the information easily
and develop effective strategies and implement the same. Interview method can be used in
context to the research
Questionnaires typically include more than one desire questions, mindset scales, closed
questions and open-ended questions. The downside for researchers is that they commonly have a
reasonably low response price and people do no longer constantly answer all of the questions
and/or do now not solution them efficiently. Questionnaires may be administered in a number of
distinctive methods (Sukasah, Aulia and Sani, 2019). Researchers can also even determine to
manage the questionnaire in person which has the advantage of consisting of people who've
difficulties analyzing and writing. In this case, the participant may also feel that s/he's taking part
in an interview as opposed to completing a questionnaire as the researcher could be noting down
the responses on his/her behalf. The sample size for data collection is 30 respondents.
2.3 Discuss and carry out data collection
Questionnaire
Q1. Do you have any knowledge about effective leadership in health and social care?
a) Yes
b) No
Q2. What is the importance of effective leadership in health care?
a) Provide better services and support to the patient
b) Develop appropriate strategies

c) Empower others to provide best services to the customers
Q3. What are the advantages of implementing effective leadership in social care?
a) Boosts morale of community members
b) Facilitate innovation and creativity
c) Ensure that people live their lives effectively
Q4. Do you think that effective leadership is an important component in health and
social care?
a) Yes
b) No
Q5. What are the different career options in social care?
a) Care Worker
b) Social Worker
c) Leader and Community Support Worker
Q6. What is the impact of effective leadership in health and social care?
a) Increased staff motivation
b) Improved team performance
c) Enhanced care and support services
Q7. Any recommendations and suggestions
Task 3
3.1 Evaluate and present data collected in an appropriate manner
Theme: Effective leadership in health and social care
Q1. Do you have any knowledge about effective leadership in health and social care?
Yes 20
No 10

Yes No
0
5
10
15
20
25
Chart Title
Interpretation – From the above graph, it can be stated that 20 respondents have knowledge of
the effective leadership in health and social care. This can be because they either work in this
area or have read about the same. On the other hand, 10 respondents are not aware of the impact
of effective leadership in health and social care. The reason behind this was that they do not have
any experience of working in the health and social care field.
Theme: Importance of effective leadership in health care
Q2. What is the importance of effective leadership in health care?
Provide better services and support to the
patient
12
Develop appropriate strategies 10
Empower others to provide best services to the
customers
8

Provide better services and
support to the patient Develop appropriate
strategies Empower others to provide
best services to the
customers
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
Chart Title
Interpretation: From the above graph, it can be said that 12 respondents have stated that
effective leadership in health and social care is important because it ensures that the patients
receive better support as well as services to the patient. 10 respondents believe that effective
leadership helps in the development of appropriate strategies and their implementation. Lastly, 8
employees have stated that effective leadership empowers others to provide the best possible
services to the patients as well as the community members.
Theme: Advantages of implementing effective leadership in social care
Q3. What are the advantages of implementing effective leadership in social care?
Boosts morale of community members 10
Facilitate innovation and creativity 15
Ensure that people live their lives effectively 5

Boosts morale of
community members Facilitate innovation and
creativity Ensure that people live their
lives effectively
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
Chart Title
Interpretation – It can be said that effective leadership is very important within the health and
social care field. From the above graph, it can be stated that 10 respondents are of the view that it
helps in boosting the overall morale of the community members whereas 15 respondents believe
that it facilitates innovation as well as creativity among the team members. Lastly, remaining 5
respondents out of the 30 respondents stated that effective leadership ensures that people within
the society are able to live their lives in an effective manner.
Theme: Effective leadership is an important component in health and social care
Q4. Do you think that effective leadership is an important component in health and
social care?
Yes 20
No 10

Yes No
0
5
10
15
20
25
Chart Title
Interpretation – From the above graph, it has been analyzed that out of 30 respondents, 20
respondents said that they think effective leadership is an important component for health as well
as social care. On the other hand, 10 respondents said that effective leadership is of not that
much importance and the society can work in an effective way without it as well.
Theme: Different career options in social care
Q5. What are the different career options in social care?
Care Worker 12
Social Worker 11
Leader and Community Support Worker 7
Care Worker Social Worker Leader and Community
Support Worker
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
Chart Title
Interpretation – Although there are different career options in the health and social industry,
from the above graph, it can be stated that 12 respondents stated that care worker is one of the

professional options to work in health and social care industry. Whereas 11 respondents stated
that social worker was another career option available to an individual. Lastly, 7 respondents
stated that a leader and community support worker are also career options that an individual can
choose from.
Theme: Impact of effective leadership in health and social care?
Q6. What is the impact of effective leadership in health and social care?
Increased staff motivation 15
Improved team performance 6
Enhanced care and support services 9
Increased staff motivation Improved team
performance Enhanced care and support
services
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
Chart Title
Interpretation – From the above graph, it can be stated that effective leadership can have a
significant impact in health as well as social care. It has been interpreted that 15 respondents
stated that increased staff motivation is one of the positive impacts of effective leadership in
health and social care. Apart from this, 6 respondents stated that improved team performance is
one of the impacts while the remaining 9 respondents stated that enhanced care and support
services for the community members as well as patients in health care field.
3.2 Critically evaluate results, producing discussion and conclusions
From the above analysis, it has been found that a significant percentage of people are
aware about the knowledge of the health as well as social care. There are many advantages of
effective leadership in this field because it allows the leader to interact with the different people

within the society as well as patients. They belong to different age groups and have different
needs. It can be concluded that effective leadership can impact the social care and health care
field in a significant manner as it can help in increasing the overall motivation of the team
members so that they provide the best health care services to the patients and are also able to
address the needs of the different members of the community (Surr and et.al., 2017). When
leaders adopt the most effective style of leadership, there is a significant improvement in the
overall performance of the team and enhanced care and support is provided to the people who are
in need. It can be concluded that effective leadership is of very importance because it provides
better services and support to the patient and also develop appropriate strategies. Apart from this,
it also helps in empowering others and providing them with the best of services. This enables the
community members as well as the patients to live their lives in the way that they want.
Therefore, leaders should adopt the most appropriate style of leadership if they want to ensure
that appropriate services and support are provided to the people who are in need. It can also be
concluded that there are various advantages of implementing effective leadership in health and
social care because it allows the leader to develop effective leadership with the patients and also
develop a better understanding of their needs within the society (Welty Peachey and Burton,
2017). They are able to emphasize on compassionate and safety being the priorities. Not only
this, but they are able to address their concerns as well as feedback, both positive as well as
negative in an effective manner.
3.3 Develop a disseminate findings short presentation
(Covered in PPT)
3.4 Produce a critique of the process and the limitations of the project
There were certain limitations that the researcher encountered while undertaking this
project. For instance, the time available for completing the project was less and also, there was
budget constraints because the funds available were very less. There was a limited availability of
resources and the design of the research was also not appropriate. There were some participants
who were not willing to answer the questions (Welty Peachey and Burton, 2017). Therefore,
these are some of the limitations of the respective project. The process for data collection
included in the report is the questionnaire method. It is a feasible method that can help the
researcher in collecting appropriate and reliable data.

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