The term research strategy refers to the general approach and goals of a
research study (see section 6.2). Research strategy is usually determined by
the kind of question you plan to address and the kind of answer you hope to
obtain. The fi ve basic research strategies are the experimental strategy, the
quasi-experimental strategy, the nonexperimental strategy, the correlational
strategy, and the descriptive strategy. In general terms, a research strategy is
concerned with what you hope to accomplish in a research study. Chapters 7,
10, 12, and 13 provide more details about these different approaches.