Getting started with educational research
Source: N Brown
Getting started with educational research is a short introduction to the research process and offers help with questions and methods.
Book review: Doing research in education – Theory and practice
Source: SAGE
This review is about the book "Doing research in education". A fabulous resource and introduction to doing research in education.
Simulation of brain fog
Source: N Brown
Brain fog is difficult to explain. So I tried to create a simulation of an episode of brain fog.
Types of plagiarism
Source: N Brown
Irrespective of the types of plagiarism, ultimately plagiarism is a punishable offence. Therefore, it is a good idea to get fully acquainted with the different types of plagiarism in order to be able to effectively avoid difficult situations. You are best advised to err on the side of caution and therefore credit too many authors and originators rather than not crediting others enough. Plagiarism is not a trivial offence, but theft and will be treated as such, irrespective of whether or not you plagiarise intentionally or unintentionally.
How to create a research poster
Nowadays more and more emphasis is placed upon the impact of research. In many cases research students are even required to create a research poster as part of their thesis and enquiry submissions. However, how do you create a research poster?
The Mosaic approach according to Clark and Moss
Source: N Brown
Alison Clark and Peter Moss developed their own way of carrying out research with children – the Mosaic approach. The idea behind the Mosaic approach is that researchers collect data through a wide range of means. These are what Clark and Moss consider "individual tiles". It is then the researcher's task to put these individual pieces together to form one big picture, just like many little tiles are formed into one big mosaic.
Epistemology
Source: adapted from Gray (2014) and O'Gorman and MacIntosh (2015)
Methodology and methods are only part of the story of choosing a research framework. The way you go about collecting and interpreting data is strongly influenced by how you interpret knowledge and truth. This is about the epistemology. In simple terms, epistemology is the theory of knowledge and deals with how knowledge is gathered and from which sources. In research terms your view of the world and of knowledge strongly influences your interpretation of data and therefore your philosophical standpoint should be made clear from the beginning.
Action research or case study?
Source: N Brown
When planning for a practice-based enquiry or small-scale study you will most often be confronted with the choice between an action research or case study approach. Here is a simplified exploration to get you started.