I have gained a great deal of information from the Building
Research Competency course. The insights gained include tools of research,
guidelines and standards, research designs, collecting data, establish validity
and mixing methods of research.
Research takes time, it includes selecting a research
topic and subtopics, narrowing the broad topics down to a researchable ones, ample
reading, interviews, observations, sampling and providing age appropriate activities
for young children.
There are many steps to follow in planning, designing and
conducting research. You have to gather data, conduct observation and interview
participants when all information is in then you must review it and establish
validity.
Making sure participants where available, and understood everything
that was being done. Also making sure you are sensitive to their values,
beliefs and culture of the participants in the study.
I would like to thank my colleagues for the feedback you
have provided me with during the Building Research Competency course. I
appreciate the insight and ideas you have shared during this period. My wish
for you as a colleague is to fulfill your desires in life on your professional
journey.
Your post shows that you really understood the material and gained wisdom , understanding and knowledge .You truly summarized the course precisely, thank you for sharing your wisdom so clearly and for your support.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading your post. I think the time issue about research is the most important aspect and it gets overlooked often. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. You shared your knowledge in a great summary! I wish you luck in everything that you do!
ReplyDeleteEbony,
ReplyDeleteI couldn't agree more! Research is a very time-consuming and demanding task. All the steps have to be followed meticulously. But I think when the the researchers get to see how positively their research has impacted people, all that effort will be worthwhile. I wish you all the best with your future courses!
Ebony,
ReplyDeleteYou are right! Research does take a lot of time. Before this course, I thought research could be done by gathering a few articles and following a prepared outline. Not so it takes much more planning and preparation than that.
I like the way that you say researchers should be sensitive to the participants. In fairness, one should be informed and consider the values and ethics of all research participants.
Good job Ebony, your posts have been informative and well prepared.