When I changed my subject to education three years ago, I never thought that the way of conducting research could be so differently. I just wanted to change my researching topics. However, in order to explore such issues, I have to choose the best means to pursue it. The sciencfic methods thus seems a lameless effort in dealing with real-world issues. I have been saying that I gradully learned that my way of doing research changed and I am now following social science research methodology. Until today, I realised that it was not an easy job. Science students have always been arrogant and overlooked the rigour of social science research. I was one of them. Shame on me. Social science research in fact has to be conducted in such a rigorous and severe way.
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There is a podcast and a quiz to find out more about the Trends Shaping Education. You might find it useful.
I am surfing on the internet and found the following statements. I could not agree more about them:
I’ve learned….
That the best classroom in the world is at the feet of an elderly person.
I’ve learned….
That when you’re in love, it shows.
I’ve learned….
That life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer it gets to the end, the faster it goes.
I’ve learned….
That it’s those small daily happenings that make life so spectacular.
I’ve learned…
That under everyone’s hard shell is someone who wants to be appreciated and loved.
I’ve learned….
That love, not time, heals all wounds.
I’ve learned….
That life is tough, but I’m tougher.
I’ve learned….
That the less time I have to work with, the more things I get done.
Riel said, “thinking may give us our identity, but sharing our ideas offers the possibility of intellectual immortality across time and space” (Riel 1998).
Quite like this quote…
The definitions used by the Higher Education Statistical Agency (HESA) are based on the Frascati Manual:
Research and experimental development (R&D) comprises creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new applications. R&D is a term covering three activities: basic research, applied research and experimental development.
Basic Research is experimental or theoretical work undertaken primarily to acquire new knowledge of the underlying foundation of phenomena and observable facts, without any particular application or use in view. Applied Research is also original investigation undertaken in order to acquire new knowledge. It is, however, directed primarily towards a specific practical aim or objective. Experimental development is systematic work, drawing on existing knowledge gained from research and/or practical experience that is directed to producing new materials, products or devices, to installing new processes, systems and services, or to improving substantially those already produced or installed.
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