Security officers guard the outside of River Oaks Hospital on Monday after the two-campus facility was closed. Security officers guard the outside of River Oaks Hospital on Monday after the two-campus facility was closed. More than 500 people worked at River Oaks Hospital, which closed after four years of ownership by Hospital Partners of America. Patients were transferred to St. Joseph Medical Center downtown. More than 500 people worked at River Oaks Hospital, which closed after four years of ownership by Hospital Partners of America.
That is, research planned prior to data collection. Prospective research starts in the present day and follows chosen subjects for a period of time. PROSPECTIVE RESEARCH: The prospective research required five adolescents on the first day of school and followed them through spring break..
An exploratory research project is an attempt to lay the groundwork that will lead to future studies or to determine if what is being observed might be explained by a currently existing theory. Most often, exploratory research lays the initial groundwork for future research.