Practical Research
Pointers to Review:
1. Importance of Research in Daily Life
2. Characteristics, Processes, and Ethics of Research
Nature of Inquiry and Research - Importance of Research in Daily Lives
Re - again
Search - examine closely or carefully
Research
Baraceros, 2016 - research is a scientific, experimental, or inductive manner of thinking
Leedy and Ormrod, 2013 - research is a systematic process of collecting, analyzing, and interpreting
information in order to increase our understanding of a phenomenon about which we are interested or
concerned
Practical research aims to discover truths about topics that interests or affects the researcher(s) in
order to improve
Inquiry
● Exploring questions and problems that lead to further understanding and knowledge. It
involves asking questions, gathering information, and reflecting on what is discovered.
Inquiry and Research
● They are interconnected; inquiry often leads to research. Inquiry begins with curiosity and
questions, while research provides a structured approach to answering those questions.
Inquiry stimulates the desire to learn more, and research systematically explores and verifies
the answers. Essentially, inquiry can be the starting point for research, and research can
deepen the understanding initiated by inquiry.
Importance of Research in Daily Lives
1. Rolfe, 2002 - Research aims for truth
2. Bornmann, 2013 - Research improves the quality of human life
3. Cancer Research UK, 2019 - Research saves life
4. Igwenagu, 2016 - Research gathers necessary information
5. Lee, Tran, and Lee, 2007 - Research explores humanity
Characteristics, Processes, and Ethics of Research
Characteristics
1. Empirical - based on observations and experiments of theories
2. Systematic - follows orderly and sequential procedure, based on valid procedures and principles
3. Controlled - all variables, except those that are tested/experimented on are constant
4. Employs Hypothesis - search for facts, answers to questions, and solutions to problems
5. Analytical - shows analytical procedures in gathering the data, whether historical, descriptive,
and/or case study
6. Objective - unbiased and logical, all findings are logically based on real-life situations
7. Original Work - requires examination and produces the data needed to complete the study
