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INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH By Rameeza Aslam

INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH By Rameeza Aslam. Lahore School of Economics. Educational Research: Some Basic Questions. What is research? Why do we do research? How do we do research?. Research means: A search for facts, answers to questions and solutions to the problem

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INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH By Rameeza Aslam

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  1. INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCHByRameezaAslam Lahore School of Economics

  2. Educational Research: Some Basic Questions • What is research? • Why do we do research? • How do we do research?

  3. Research means: A search for facts, answers to questions and solutions to the problem It includes not only factual research from a wide variety of sources, but also the writer’s interpretation of that research.

  4. PURPOSE The project will nurture your critical thinking abilities

  5. CRITICAL THINKING • Critical thinking means : The process of gathering information and dissecting and analyzing and evaluating it to arrive at your own conclusions.

  6. Sources of Selecting a Problem • Own observation • Deduction from theory • Own practice • Theory testing • Related literature • Evaluation of existing programme • Experts • Policies

  7. Considerations for Research Topic/ Problem/Question • It should be • of interest to you • significant • researchable • feasible • focused • clear • ethical • of practical value

  8. Narrowing Down the Topic • Time • Geographical distribution • Classification

  9. Hypothesis • Research Question

  10. The Research Process • Defining the problem • Formulating hypothesis • Selecting/proposing a method • Collecting, organizing, and analyzing data • Making deductions and arriving at conclusions

  11. A Research paper is an in-depth study of a SPECIFIC and DISTINCT topic. • It includes not only factual research from a wide variety of sources, but also the writer’s interpretation of that research.

  12. DEFINING THE PROBLEM • To know why something is wanted, you should first know what is wanted

  13. NARROWING DOWN THE PROBLEM • What To study the wages of women workers • Why To determine whether their wages are fair and uniform • When Present • Where In TISCO, Lahore • Who Women Workers

  14. Statement of the Problem • This study proposes to survey the wages of women workers in TISCO, Lahore, to determine whether the company wages are fair and uniform in the years 2006 - 2008

  15. It doesn’t just describe something. It compares, persuades, or analyzes. • Pick out key issues. • Rather than simply finding and presenting facts, you develop a fuller understanding of your topic and an informed opinion about the issues involved. • It includes your own thoughts, perceptions, and ideas about your topic. You make comparisons between your interpretations and the facts.

  16. Questions the facts, dissecting each and every piece of information to discern whether it is true and reliable. • Use many sources including personal observations • Think independently and communicate clearly • Maintain neutrality

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