methodology /meth′ədol″əjē/ [Gk, meta + hodos + logos, science] , 1. a system of principles or methods of procedure in any discipline, such as education, research, diagnosis, or treatment. 2. the section of a research proposal in which the methods to be used are described. The research design, the population to be studied, and the research instruments, or tools, to be used are discussed in the methodology. −methodological, adj.
