Research Process Video

Dr. Craig Refugio16 minutes read

Research involves posing questions, collecting and analyzing data, and reading reports to inform practices. It can introduce new ideas, programs, and evaluate alternative approaches, with researchers following specific steps and choosing appropriate designs for their studies.

Insights

  • Research involves posing a question, collecting data, and analyzing it to find answers. Reading research reports enhances knowledge and informs policy debates, guiding the development of new programs and strategies.
  • Researchers follow steps like identifying a problem, reviewing literature, and choosing a research design. Data collection, analysis, and drawing conclusions are essential, leading to the dissemination of findings through oral defenses and thesis structures that vary in chapters based on content distribution.

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Recent questions

  • What are the main steps in the research process?

    Posing a question, collecting data, analyzing data.

  • Why is reading research reports important?

    Enhances knowledge, informs debates, improves practices.

  • How do researchers choose a research design?

    Qualitative, quantitative, or mixed based on variables.

  • What is involved in data analysis?

    Breaking down data, interpreting trends, representing data.

  • Why is disseminating research findings important?

    Shares results, emphasizes significance, benefits community.

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Summary

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Essential Steps in Research Process

  • Research is a process involving three main steps: posing a research question, collecting data related to the question, and analyzing the data to answer the question.
  • Reading research reports is essential to enhance professional knowledge, inform policy debates, and improve teaching practices based on research findings.
  • Research can introduce new programs, strategies, and ideas, aiding in evaluating alternative approaches effectively.
  • Researchers follow specific steps: identifying a research problem, reviewing literature critically, and specifying the purpose of the study.
  • Choosing a research design involves selecting between qualitative, quantitative, or mixed research designs based on the nature of variables.
  • Selecting participants and collecting data involves defining the population and choosing appropriate sampling methods.
  • Data analysis includes breaking down data, interpreting trends, and representing data through tables, charts, and figures.
  • Drawing conclusions involves relating study results to literature, identifying study limitations, and suggesting implications for practice and future research.
  • Disseminating research findings is crucial for sharing results with audiences, emphasizing the significance of the study, and publishing research articles to benefit the community.
  • Evaluating the research process involves oral defenses based on proposal, pre-oral events, and final oral defense, typically structured into three chapters: problem statement, data analysis, and conclusions and recommendations.

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Thesis Structure: Three vs. Five Chapters

  • A three-chapter version thesis structure includes the problem and scope, related literature review, and research methodology in chapter one, while a five-chapter version incorporates these into chapter one, chapter four becomes chapter two, and chapter five is dedicated to summary findings, conclusions, and recommendations in a three-chapter version.
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