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CC BY 4.0 · Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NU 2023; 13(03): 306-312
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1757734
Review Article

Application of Cross-National Comparative Research Design in Medical and Nursing Education

Barkha Devi 
1   Department of OBG Nursing, Sikkim Manipal College of Nursing, Sikkim Manipal University, Sikkim, India
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Abstract

It is impossible to think without making comparisons. In the absence of comparison, all scientific inquiry and investigation is meaningless. Comparison has a significant history in the study of human science, history, and culture. Comparative study in the subject of social theory may be seen since ancient Greek, and this unbroken history was only strengthened as time has elapsed. Comparison research is a process of determining and quantifying correlations between two or more variables by studying various groups that are subjected to various treatments, either by decision or by circumstances. A comparative analysis compares two or more similar groups, individuals, or conditions to arrive at a conclusion. Due to the result of ongoing processes such as the massive expansion in telecommunications, technical breakthroughs, and the inherent amplification of globalization trends, comparative research, particularly cross-national comparison, has received much interest lately. As a result, instances of comparative techniques may be found throughout the modern social sciences, health sciences, and humanities. Researchers have compared cases to each other, use statistical techniques to establish quantitative comparisons, compare cases to theoretically produce results, and compare case values on important factors to actual rates to examine co-variation.

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design - research design - comparative study - cross-national comparison - research framework


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