3GE Collection on Education: Research in Education

The Importance of research in higher education say that knowledge is enough to make productive career but nowadays competition is so tough that higher education is must to make a mark at higher level. Research is not always a concept that practitioners, managers and policy makers respect. Too often it is seen as an academic activity conducted by others – to the profession, not with the profession. It doesn’t really matter that whether we are interested in history or science, computer or management, higher education will provide you that extra bit of ease to pick up much required speed at corporate level in beginning. An evaluation of research in education, with the general aim of systematically, improving an academic body of knowledge may deficits in systems be highlighted by well-designed research. The results of research can lead to changes in methods or practices. This would ideally appropriate education is provided to the students resulting in a more effective/efficient population.

This book entitled “Research in Education” explores different senses of the concept of meaning in educational research, offering the various types, challenges, benefits and forms of research in practice based research in educational technology.

This book will fulfill the needs of students and teachers in order to understand and apply practitioner inquiry; enhance their problem-solving skills; locate their own activity in a wider context and maximize opportunities to develop practice. It is appropriate for graduate students enrolled in a research seminar, for those writing a thesis or dissertation, or for those who carry on research as a professional activity. Theories come and go and any single theory cannot operate in isolation. Learners and learning are complex and success is influenced by a multitude of factors, social backgrounds, family background, personality, age, gender, location etc. Theories needs to be combined, tested and challenged in order to allow us to adapt to suit local and personal environments. Research can help teachers to understand what works and why, what the short and long-term implications are, provide a justification and rationale for decisions and actions, help to build a repertoire to help deal with the unexpected, identify problems, inform improvement and so forth. All professional workers should be familiar with the methods of research and the analysis of data. If only as consumers, professionals should understand some of the techniques used in identifying problems, forming hypotheses, constructing and using data-gathering instruments, designing research studies, and employing statistical procedures to analyze data. This book is a must-read for anyone planning to conduct research or interpret the research of others.