This chapter discusses the nature of inquiry and research. It defines research as a systematic process of collecting, organizing, analyzing, and interpreting data to find answers to questions. Research is closely related to inquiry, with inquiry representing the questioning aspect and research representing a systematic way to find reliable answers. Some key differences are that research follows a scientific procedure and includes more complex investigation than inquiry. An effective researcher must think logically and follow an orderly process from specific ideas to generalizations or from generalizations to details. The overall aims of research are verification of existing knowledge, acquisition of new knowledge, application of new knowledge, and advancing the researcher's expertise.
This chapter discusses the nature of inquiry and research. It defines research as a systematic process of collecting, organizing, analyzing, and interpreting data to find answers to questions. Research is closely related to inquiry, with inquiry representing the questioning aspect and research representing a systematic way to find reliable answers. Some key differences are that research follows a scientific procedure and includes more complex investigation than inquiry. An effective researcher must think logically and follow an orderly process from specific ideas to generalizations or from generalizations to details. The overall aims of research are verification of existing knowledge, acquisition of new knowledge, application of new knowledge, and advancing the researcher's expertise.
This chapter discusses the nature of inquiry and research. It defines research as a systematic process of collecting, organizing, analyzing, and interpreting data to find answers to questions. Research is closely related to inquiry, with inquiry representing the questioning aspect and research representing a systematic way to find reliable answers. Some key differences are that research follows a scientific procedure and includes more complex investigation than inquiry. An effective researcher must think logically and follow an orderly process from specific ideas to generalizations or from generalizations to details. The overall aims of research are verification of existing knowledge, acquisition of new knowledge, application of new knowledge, and advancing the researcher's expertise.
& RESEARCH CHAPTER 1 PREPARED BY: Carmela Yasay-Feria LEARNING OBJECTIVES
• Relate an unfamiliar term with other terms to
discover the meaning of such difficult term; • explain the meaning of research in relation to inquiry; • point out the similarities and differences of research and inquiry; • distinguish lower-level questions from top-level questions to give stress to investigative kind of thinking; • judge the applicability of inquiry or research to a given situation; and • appraise the value of concepts learned about inquiry and research. WHAT IS RESEARCH? • “re” - again • “search” - to look for something.
“TO LOOK FOR SOMETHING AGAIN”
• Research is a systematic and organized process of collecting, organizing, analyzing, and interpreting data to find answers to people's queries. • Research is a systematic process of solving a problem or finding answers to an inquiry. • Research is an organized method of finding novel or relatively new ideas from existing body of knowledge with the help of useful tools for the purposeof improving the quality of life. RELATIONSHIP OF INQUIRY AND RESEARCH • Research and inquiry are closely related. • Inquiry is the questioning aspect, whereas research is one of the ways to find the answer. Good research is systematic, organized and rigorous approach to finding reliable answers to your questions. • An inquiry is a question, a request for information (or further information), or even a process set in motion to obtain a specific piece of information. • A research is a process through which information is obtained, validated, compared to existing data, etc., with the purpose of either ascertaining that a hypothesis is valid/invalid, gathering information for purposes of increasing one’s knowledge about a subject. REMEMBER: • BOTH INQUIRY AND RESEARCH INVOLVE INVESTIGATION AND QUESTIONING. • Research is one of the modes of acquiring answers for an inquiry. • Research and Inquiry work hand in hand. • Research includes more complex acts of investigation than inquiry because RESEARCH follows a scientific procedure of discovering truths or meanings about things in this world. TO BE A RESEARCHER IS TO BE A SCIENTIST • He/she must think logically or systematically. • The research activity must follow a certain order:
• Inductive Thinking - specific ideas to generalizations.
• Deductive Thinking - forming generalizations to examining details about the subject matter. AIMS OF RESEARCH • VERIFICATION OF EXISTING KNOWLEDGE • ACQUISITION OF NEW KNOWLEDGE • APPLICATION OF NEW KNOWLEDGE • ADVANCEMENT OF RESEARCHER'S EXPERTISE. CHARACTERISTICS OF RESEARCH • REALISTIC • LOGICAL • CYCLICAL • ANALYTICAL • OBJECTIVE • CRITICAL • REPLICABLE THE RESEARCH PROCESS • research is viewed as a systematic and scientific investigation. • it therefore follows the steps similar to the scientific method. • whether the research is qualitative or quantitative, the same procedures are employed. SOURCES: • Clemente, Richard F. et. al., “Research in Daily Life 1”. • Baraceros, Esther L., “PRACTICAL RESEARCH 2”.
A Purposive Sampling Is A Form of Sampling in Which The Selection of The Sample Is Based On The Judgment or Perception of The Researcher As To Which Subjects Best Fit The Criteria of The Study