Q. How do I know if my research article is a quantitative research study report?

Quantitative Studies

• Reduces data to numerical findings that are often expressed in charts and graphs
• Groups certain features together and counts them
• Deductive logic
• Often tools - surveys, questionnaires, etc. - are used to compile data
• Researcher is removed from the subject of investigation to remain neutral/objective

Qualitative Studies

• Descriptive
• Inductive logic
• Often involve interviews or observation to compile data
• Researcher is more often immersed in the subject of investigation, and more likely to be subjective

The study in question: the author is a member of the program being studied; the data comes from observation and is highly descriptive: A qualitative study.

See these two entries in the Encyclopedia of Research Design for more information:

Quantitative Research 

Qualitative Research