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Search for knowledge Aims at discovering truth Original contribution to existing stock of knowledge Objective and systematic method of finding solutions to problems
What Is Research?
A combination of investigation of past work and effort in the present that will help others in the future A set of opposites
Fun and frustration Small steps and large insights Building on others work and contributing your own work
Definition
Research is a process of systematic and indepth study or search of any particular topic, subject or area of investigation backed by collection, Computation, Presentation and interpretation of relevant dates. Research is necessary to examine extent of validity of old conclusions or to find some new facts and generating new ideas in connection with existing ones.
Objectives of Research
To find out truth which is hidden and which has not been discovered so far. It aims at advancing systematic knowledge and formulating basic theories. Social research- to understand social life and to gain a greater measure of control over social behaviour. Educational research- to provide an educational program, skills of research, training.
Theory
A belief or assumption about how things relate to each other A theory establishes a cause-and-effect relationship between variables with a purpose of explaining and predicting phenomena
Hypothesis
In an ideal world
Theories
Laws
Results Interpreted
Hypotheses Formed
Data Collected
Research Plan
Closed-loop conceptualization of the research process (Drew, Hardman, and Hart, 1996)