What do you mean by
Research? Explain its objectives
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Research in common parlance refers to
a search for knowledge. Research simply seeks the answer of certain questions
which have not been answered so far and the answers depend upon human efforts.
In fact, research is an art of scientific investigation.
Meaning
of Research
·
Actually research is
simply the process of arriving as dependable solution to a problem through the
planned and systematic collection, analysis and interpretation of data. TERM
RESEARCH The term ‘Research’ consists of two words: Research = Re + Search ‘Re’
means again and again and ‘Search’ means to find out something, the following
is the process: Person Observes → Again and again Phenomena Collection of data
→ Analysis of data ,Conclusions Therefore, research means to observe the
phenomena again and again from different dimensions.
Definition
of Research
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P.M. Cook has given a very
comprehensive and functional definition of the term research “Research is an
honest exhaustive, intelligent searching for facts and their meanings or
implications with reference to a given problem. The product or findings of a
given piece of research should be an authentic, verifiable and contribution to
knowledge in the field studied.”
Objectives
of research
The research is being conducted with a purpose of discovering
answer to the question by making an application of scientific procedures. The
main object of the research work is to take out the hidden facts yet to be
discovered. Every research study has its own purpose to be attended, therefore
objectives of research can be broadly classified as academic and utility one. The objective of research
project summarizes what is to be achieved by the study. The research objectives
are the specific accomplishments the researcher hopes to achieve by the study
The purpose of research is
to discover answers to questions through the application of scientific procedures.
Though each research study has its own specific purpose, we may think of
research objectives as falling into a number of following broad groupings:
1. To gain familiarity with a phenomenon or to achieve new
insights into it (studies with this object in view are termed as exploratory or
formulative research studies)
Exploratory research is undertaken to explore an area where little is known or to investigate the possibilities of undertaking a particular research study (feasibility study / pilot study). Exploratory research is
defined as a research used to investigate a problem which is not clearly
defined. It is conducted to have a better understanding of the existing
problem, but will not provide conclusive results
2. To portray accurately the characteristics of a particular
individual, situation or a group (studies with this object in view are known as
descriptive research studies);
Descriptive research attempts to describe systematically a situation, problem, phenomenon, service or programme, or provides information about , say, living condition of a community, or describes attitudes towards an issue. Descriptive research is
defined as a research method that describes the characteristics of the
population or phenomenon that is being studied. This methodology focuses more
on the “what” of the research subject rather than the “why” of the research
subject
3. To determine the frequency with which something occurs or
with which it is associated with something else (studies with this object in
view are known as diagnostic research studies);
Diagnostic research studies
determine the frequency with which something occurs. The studies concerning
whether certain variables are associated are examples of diagnostic research
studies. For example, as with all branches of
clinical epidemiology, diagnostic research involves collecting information
about a large group of patients as a part of a clinical study which is then
used to form evidence that can be used to help clinicians and ultimately
patients in the future.
4. To test a hypothesis of a causal
relationship between variables (such studies are known as hypothesis-testing
research studies)
The purpose of explanatory
research is to increase the understanding of a researcher on a certain subject. Explanatory research attempts to clarify why and how there is a relationship between two or more aspects of a situation or phenomenon. Correlational research attempts to discover or establish the existence of a relationship/ interdependence between two or more aspects of a situation. In business research, from
the viewpoint of objectives, a research can be classified as descriptive,
correlational, explanatory and exploratory. In practice most studies are a combination of the first three categories.
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