2008year12month17In the evening, Dr. Fu Xin of City University of Hong Kong was at the Law School101The lecture hall gave us a report entitled "Empirical Research on Law",This report is hosted by Teacher Ma Dehua。
The main content of Dr. Fu’s report is “How to use empirical methods to carry out legal research”。Dr. Fu mainly introduced the following aspects:
1. The trend of empirical research and its advantages and disadvantages
Dr. Fu thinks,Empirical research results can be used as first-hand information,Has strong credibility and persuasiveness,Problems that help us understand society and discover the essence。But also pointed out,Empirical research is a waste of time、Energy、Property,On the other hand, it is also restricted by other social factors。Bet365 lotto reviewThere is currently very little empirical research involved in our country,Late start time,Not enough depth。Dr. Fu pointed out,Empirical research must first clarify the research objectives,And the goal must be realistic。
II. Overview of Empirical Research Methods
Dr. Fu pointed out,The main empirical research method is questionnaire、Interview、Transcript、Observation、Document collection, etc.,Hybrid research methods can also be used。Research methods can be broadly divided into qualitative research and quantitative research。
3. Monographs on Research Methods: Quantitative Research
Dr. Fu pointed out,Quantitative research is a simulation of natural science methods,This method is characterized by relaxed assumptions、Hard data、System collection。