Source: p. 17,18
Connotation/Idea:
What research is not.
- It is not just info gathering
- It is not a just transportation of facts from one place to another
- It is not just rummaging for information
- It is not a catchword used to get attention
Source: p. 18, 22
Connotation/Idea:
What research is.
- Research is a systematic process of collecting, analyzing and interpreting data in order to increase the understanding of the phenomenon being researched.
- Research originates with a question or problem
- an inquisitive mind is the beginning to research
- the ignition point of all research is the questions we ask
- Research requires clear articulation of a goal
- it is important to clearly state the goal of your research
- Research requires a specific plan for proceeding
- on top of having a clear goal, you must also have a clear path to follow in order to reach that goal
- Research divides the principal problem into more manageable sub-problems
- large problems can often be solved piece by piece
- divide the large problem into smaller ones, and you will reach your goal much faster
- Research is guided by the specific research problem, hypothesis, or question
- by simulating many possible outcomes of the research, you may find sources of information that will lead you to your goal
- Research accepts certain critical assumptions
- there are often self evident truths that may help guide the research these are assumed, and must be valid in order for the research to have meaning
- Research required the collection and interpretation of data in an attempt to resolve the problem that initiated the research
- the data is insignificant until the researcher extracts meaning from it
- without human interpretation, research is useless
- Research is, by nature, cyclical or, more exactly, helical
- research usually follows a cycle
- first a question is asked, then, the researcher goes through above steps, and after all the data is interpreted, more questions are formed, and the cycle begins all over again
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