Research methodology

As you may have noticed, the word research is used in every day speech to cover a broad spectrum of meaning.

This is why some of the times students get confused by the term. But you will learn and make use of it in its specialized denotation. This is because, in every thing we do and everywhere we go we find out that our knowledge is incomplete and problems are waiting to be solved. We have to address the void in our knowledge and try to resolve those unresolved problems we encounter by asking relevant questions and seeking answers and solutions to them. Research therefore provides a technique for obtaining these answers and solutions. This is obtained through inquiringly studying evidences we obtain through scientific methods.

Your first unit in this course will take you through the concept of research, characteristics, types and purposes to enable you make up your mind on what research as a technical subject is all about.

TABLE OF CONTENT

1. CHARACTERISTICS OF RESEARCH PROBLEM
2. CASE STUDY RESEARCH - New!
3. HISTORICAL RESEARCH - New!
4. Trustworthiness and objectivity in Naturalistic Research - New!
5. Approaches in Critical Social Research - New!
6. CHARACTERISTICS AND OBJECTIVE OF RESEARCH
7. Characteristics and step of Experimental Research. - New!
8. DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH
9. Feasibility of a Research Problem
10. METHODS OF DATA COLLECTION IN RESEARCH
11. Main steps in Historical Research
12. PHILOSOPHICAL AND HISTORICAL RESEARCH - New!
13. Phenomenological Approaches in Social Research - New!
14. RESEARCH REFERENCING, PROPOSAL CONTENTS AND ETHNICAL ISSUES - New!
15. RESEARCH REFERENCING, PROPOSAL CONTENTS AND ETHNICAL ISSUES
16. Research methodology - New!
17. STEPS IN RESEARCH AGENDA
18. THE CONCEPT AND PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION IN RESEARCH
19. THE CONCEPT OF RESEARCH
20. THE TYPOLOGIES OF THE RESEARCH METHODS
21. TYPES AND PURPOSE OF RESEARCH
22. TYPES OF DATA USED IN RESEARCH INVESTIGATIONS
23. TYPES OF DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH - New!
24. WRITING RESEARCH REPORTS AND PROPOSALS

REFERENCE / FURTHER READING

Best, J. W and Khan J. V. (1995) Research in Education. New Delhi Prentice- Hall of India. 

Leedy, P.D. (1997) Practical Research: Planning and Design. New Jersey Merril. 

Ikekhua, T. I. and Yesufu J. T. (1995) Exposing Research Methods in Education. Study and 

reporting aid for students and beginning Researchers. Warri, Agbon and Botali / Okorare 

publishers ltd. 

NOUN (2004) Education Research. EDU 702 Lagos NOUN.