Dexter is conducting research where he will get information about how children play by observing and measuring the amount of time they play in groups versus alone on a playground. dexter is conducting research.

Dexter is conducting controlled research. A controlled research is a research that is actively controlled,directed and manged by the users and their service users organisation as a new approach to undertake research and evaluation.
Service users decide on the questions and issues to be looked at including how the research is designed, written up and planned.