Dreaming This Chapter Discusses the Methodology to

Dreaming This chapter discusses the methodology to be used in the study. It describes the procedures that will be applied and followed systematically in conducting the research study. Steps involved in carrying out the research study are elaborated and a justification for the chosen research design is justified. The research design, unit of analysis, sampling design and procedures, instruments of data collection and data analysis are given in this section. Research methodology defines the explicit system and rules used to direct the conduct of a research Lunenfeld & Laurel, 2003.

A research methodology thus entails the process of caring out the research, and the procedures that the study follows in order to obtain result in a scientific manner. Research methodology assures that the information derived from the conduct of a study meets the required standards for use in arriving at conclusion. Research design A research design is the abstract construction for a conducting a research. It constitutes the blueprint for the collection, measurement and analysis of data. In this study, survey research was identified as the main research design.

A survey entails of gathering information from a population on their actions, characteristics or opinions. Survey research is a quantitative and qualitative method, requiring standardized information about and from the subjects being studied. The subjects studied include individuals, groups, organizations, conditions or behavior, communities or systems. In our study the subjects to be studied are individuals and the actions given particular circumstances. Surveys conducted for research purposes have three characteristics.

The survey's purpose of producing valuable insights in form of quantitative and qualitative information is the first; descriptions of some aspects of the study population. Survey analysis may be interested with interactions between variables, or with contriving findings descriptively to a predefined situation Groves et al., 2004() For this study, the two variables are dreams and overall body functioning. Second, the main way of collecting information and thirdly how that information is used to generalize the findings to a wider population.

The survey for their study entails observation and creating a database for the observations made. The study will be conducted as a survey with information gathering entailing bringing the respondents in a controlled environment. Prior to conducting the survey information about the respondents will be sought and a data base of the information created. The study will use volunteer participants in order to minimize that cost of the undertaking. The participants will be reimbursed to compensate for their time and involvement in the survey.

A data base for participants body functioning will be kept to collect and obtain information on their body functioning. This information will be useful in giving an insight on the normal functioning of the participants and will be evaluated against reviewed studies on body functioning. The data base will further be evaluated against the information collected under the controlled environment. This will form a basis for comparisons and conclusion to be arrived at.

Site description The site will be controlled in a laboratory setting to provide a situation where the participants can be able to dream and another one where they cannot be dream. This will also present allow for observation of the participants body functioning through engaging them in activities. The controlled environment targets to ensure that, extraneous condition that may influence the outcome are exempted. The site will accommodate the participants need for sleep and dreaming purposes and condition that allow their mental, physical and mental functioning.

The participants will also be acclimatized to their subsequent site that will allow them to easily adapt to it and respond. Sample and sampling procedure Sampling design refers to that part of the research plan that indicates how cases are to be selected for observation Lunenfeld & Laurel, 2003. Sampling design is aimed at securing a representative sample of a population. A sample is conceived to be representative if the analysis produces similar results that would be obtained had the researcher analyzed the whole population.

To attain the representation, the study uses 20 respondents 10 being young adults aged between 18 years and 35 years and 10 being adults aged 36 years and above. The two set of ages will ensure a gender balance and cater for body functioning related to group. The two sets of participants will also represent the differences between particular ages in dreaming and the patterns. It will be possible to analyze those patterns that are associated with same age group and gender.

The chosen volunteers and participants will be assessed for suitability interim of their ability to bring out the expected information. The participants will also be assessed for ability to participate in the emotional, physical, and mental exercises that will be used to depict overall body functioning. A subjective sampling procedure guided by suitability requirements will be used. Methodology for gathering data While gathering quantitative and qualitative data, needs for proper documentation cannot be underestimate Barzun & Graff, 2004.

For this reason, data with an in depth detail considering the pertinent matters to be investigated in the survey will be documented keenly. The data base will detail each and every aspect on the dream pattern of individual, assess their sleep patterns and impose assessment to judge their body functioning. The secondary.