Research Fundamentals

What is Research? Jonathan O’Donnell of the Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne, Australia, defined research on The Research Whisperer as “the creation of new knowledge and/or the use of existing knowledge in a new and creative way so as to generate new concepts, methodologies and understandings”. Research deals a lot with bringing previously unknown […]

The common facts of today are the product of yesterday’s research – Duncan MacDonald. On December 17, 1903, history was made when the Wright brothers took an assembly of wood, fabric and metal to the skies, going down on record as the first successful powered flight. This incredible feat was only possible thanks to decades […]

In continuation with our last piece which was an introduction to Educational Research, this piece provides more information on the nuances of educational research, approaches to educational research, and the peculiarities of educational research. Educational research sets itself apart from other forms of research mostly due to the people it caters for. In most higher education […]

Data is defined as unorganised statistical facts and figures collected for some specific purposes such as analysis. Research is not all about analysing data and writing reports. Before you can interpret or analyse data for your research, the first step is to have data to analyse. This article will be focused on sourcing data for […]