Leedy
(1989:140) states that we learn some truth by observing
the events taking place in the world around us and that
the descriptive survey or normative survey method of
research describes exactly what the researcher concludes
after examining survey data.
According
to Leedy (1989:140) the name normative implies the assumption
that what ever we observe in the present moment is normal
and that under the same conditions in the future could
be observed again.
Leedy
(1989:140) explains that the basic assumption underlying
such an approach is that given phenomena follow a common
pattern, or norm.
Leedy
(1989:141) however reminds us of the wisdom of Heraclitus
who stated: ‘There is nothing permanent but change’.
Norms today will not be the norms in the future especially
when it comes to the ever changing world of ICTs and
the different ways we can make use of them.
