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There is only research: the liberating impact of just doing research

Gorard, S.; Siddiqui, N.

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Abstract

Based on reading a very large number of research reports, and conducting a wide range of different projects, this article illustrates a simple yet inclusive model of research. Research is considered as a cyclical activity with various designs and methods more or less appropriate at each phase but in the same field of investigation. This leads to the realisation that designs and methods are to a very great extent entailed in the research question(s) being addressed. This approach is illustrated through a range of our own studies, including aggregated trials of literacy improvement, school choice, and adult learning. It is clear that they are just research— and that schisms/paradigms, or even attempting to resolve such schisms via ‘multiple methods’ and the like, are irrelevant in real-life research.

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Gorard, S., & Siddiqui, N. (2018). There is only research: the liberating impact of just doing research. International journal of multiple research approaches, 10(1), 328-333. https://doi.org/10.29034/ijmra.v10n1a21

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Oct 10, 2017
Online Publication Date Jul 15, 2018
Publication Date Jul 15, 2018
Deposit Date Nov 23, 2017
Journal International Journal of Multiple Research Approaches.
Print ISSN 1834-0806
Electronic ISSN 1834-0814
Publisher Dialectical Publishing
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 10
Issue 1
Pages 328-333
DOI https://doi.org/10.29034/ijmra.v10n1a21
Publisher URL http://ijmra.org/inaugural-special-issue/

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