Humans are 'intuitive' scientists ....always asking questions and testing theories about themselves, others, events, the environment and the world around them.
Research is asking a question and finding out the answer.....
- It is looking into something.
- It is looking for something.
- It is comparing and contrasting things.
- It is finding out more information...it is counting things ...making enquiry ...being curious...finding out what people think...finding out what people do....finding out what works.... finding out what doesn't work...finding out what people want...
What research have you conducted recently?
- What decisions have you made about your day?
- What decisions have you made today?
- What influenced your decision to take this course?
- How do you prepare and write assignments?
- How do you decide how to provide the best quality of service for your service users?
We all engage in or do social research as we act on the basis and results of our own research and theorising, therefore, what we think affects the way we behave....
