Introduction to Research

What is inquiry?
It comes from the word,
“enqueren” which means
to ask for a specific
information.
What is Research?
Research derives new knowledge,
generally involving studious inquiry and
a search for new theories in order to
contribute to an existing academic wealth
of knowledge.

Oldfield, 2015
 Research is a process of executing
various mental acts for discovering and
examining facts and information to prove
the accuracy or truthfulness of claims or
conclusions.

Litchman, 2013
 “Researchers should remain distanced
from what they study so findings depend
Objective on the nature of research rather than on
the personality, beliefs and values of the
researcher.”
Payne & Payne, 2004

The study should provide complete

Verifiable details to give way for a possible
repetition of the study in the future.
CJARACTERISTICS
OF RESEARCH
 “The study is based on observed and
EMPIRICAL measured phenomena and derives
knowledge from actual experience
rather than from theory or belief.”
Cahoy, 2018

Research must be consistent and

LOGICAL coherent with correct reasoning.

The presentation of facts must be

in necessary details; the study must
PARSIMONIOUS
also use academic or technical
style of writing rather than creative
writing.
RESEARCH
ASSUMPTIONS
(Creswell, 1994)
 What is the nature of the
Ontological
reality?

What is the relationship of

Epistemological
the researcher to the
subject of the research?

What is the role of values?

Axiological
 What is the language of
Rhetorical research?

What is the process of

Methodological research?
RESEARCH AS
A PROCESS
(Amorado & Talili,
 Disseminati n g and utilizing the
findings.

Present ing t he find ing s.

Analyzing

research

data.

Collect ing research