Today is the first day of Research Methods in Education and Social Science class. Therefore, the course facilitator discussed on the course objectives and its importance.Through this discussion I learnt that in-depth grasping of theoretical and practical aspects of research and its some aspects are basic pre-requisites to understand the complexities of human realities. Therefore, to carry out the research we need to have knowledge and skills of conceptualizing, and planning. This course will enable us to understand of qualitative, quantitative and mixed method. After this we had discussion on what Research is?
Through reading handouts and discussion we came to know that research means a problem-solving activity that attempts to test, hypothesize and solve the problem that involve in gathering new data from primary or firsthand sources for new purpose. Research always includes the observable experiences or empirical evidence in the research that demands accurate observation and description. Research not only enables the researchers to develop or generate theories and principles that guides in understanding or prediction but also carefully records and reports to other people interested in the problem. Thus, the research means the systematic way of discovering how and why people in certain settings or situations behave as they do. It further involves several tools, techniques, methods and process that enhance us to understand or perceive the world around us.The research also takes many forms that relate the problems or questions/problems in order to find the answers and understanding.
Then, we further discussed on Four Levels of Research. First one is descriptive which deals with what is happening now or what has happened in the past. This kind of research is focused on the importance of understanding and the accumulation of knowledge. Descriptive research uses different methods or approaches such as case study, content analysis, ethnography, historiography, needs, assessments, observation, policy research, polling, programme, evaluation, sociometry, survey research and Traces studies. To quantify and simplify description statics can be employed grouping observations and describing in few words.Second level of research is Explanatory that is concerned with understanding of what is happening in a given observable setting. This research asks the questions what is causing it to happen or why did it happen? Therefore,the main purpose is to understand what goes on in a given situation and find the reason behind it. It includes variety of methods or approaches such as, Case study, Comparative, Co-relational, Ethnography, Ex-post facto, Historiography, Observation, Sociometry, Time series, analysis and Traces studies.Third one is Generalization type. It tries to discover if same things will take place under different settings or circumstances.The main focus is to make explanation further to observe how far the outcomes can be generalized. It uses different methods or approaches like, casual comparative, experimental, Meta analysis, Multi case, study, Predictive and Quasi-experimental.The fourth level is Basic or Theoretical research. It deals with discovering underlying principles. It raises the question of Is there some underlying principle at work? Thus this kind of research is carried in experimental settings, using fixed circumstances and also in animal experiments to detach the underlying principles which help the researchers in grasping the theories. It relies on different approaches or methods such as on ABAB designs, Experimental, Meta analysis, Policy research and Time series analysis.
In short, we must have in-depth knowledge of all levels of research in order to carry out our study.The type of research we want to carry out depends upon the research problem and also research culture that is prevailing in the institution where we are doing it.
Through reading handouts and discussion we came to know that research means a problem-solving activity that attempts to test, hypothesize and solve the problem that involve in gathering new data from primary or firsthand sources for new purpose. Research always includes the observable experiences or empirical evidence in the research that demands accurate observation and description. Research not only enables the researchers to develop or generate theories and principles that guides in understanding or prediction but also carefully records and reports to other people interested in the problem. Thus, the research means the systematic way of discovering how and why people in certain settings or situations behave as they do. It further involves several tools, techniques, methods and process that enhance us to understand or perceive the world around us.The research also takes many forms that relate the problems or questions/problems in order to find the answers and understanding.
Then, we further discussed on Four Levels of Research. First one is descriptive which deals with what is happening now or what has happened in the past. This kind of research is focused on the importance of understanding and the accumulation of knowledge. Descriptive research uses different methods or approaches such as case study, content analysis, ethnography, historiography, needs, assessments, observation, policy research, polling, programme, evaluation, sociometry, survey research and Traces studies. To quantify and simplify description statics can be employed grouping observations and describing in few words.Second level of research is Explanatory that is concerned with understanding of what is happening in a given observable setting. This research asks the questions what is causing it to happen or why did it happen? Therefore,the main purpose is to understand what goes on in a given situation and find the reason behind it. It includes variety of methods or approaches such as, Case study, Comparative, Co-relational, Ethnography, Ex-post facto, Historiography, Observation, Sociometry, Time series, analysis and Traces studies.Third one is Generalization type. It tries to discover if same things will take place under different settings or circumstances.The main focus is to make explanation further to observe how far the outcomes can be generalized. It uses different methods or approaches like, casual comparative, experimental, Meta analysis, Multi case, study, Predictive and Quasi-experimental.The fourth level is Basic or Theoretical research. It deals with discovering underlying principles. It raises the question of Is there some underlying principle at work? Thus this kind of research is carried in experimental settings, using fixed circumstances and also in animal experiments to detach the underlying principles which help the researchers in grasping the theories. It relies on different approaches or methods such as on ABAB designs, Experimental, Meta analysis, Policy research and Time series analysis.
In short, we must have in-depth knowledge of all levels of research in order to carry out our study.The type of research we want to carry out depends upon the research problem and also research culture that is prevailing in the institution where we are doing it.
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