In an attempt to respond to one of the queries, I shall talk about my experience of presenting in conferences and how the conference can be rewarding to you. In an oral presentation, you are supposed to talk about a topic, a process, a concept, a theory, a framework, an experience, or an issue basedContinue reading “Presenting in a conference”
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Setting up a research topic
Some students often ask supervisors and early career researchers to give them topics for their PhD theses and master dissertations. When students do not have what they have asked for, they may become upset. In this blog, I shall explain that we set up a topic and do not choose, as topics are not ready-made.Continue reading “Setting up a research topic”
Research impact
Here in this blog I briefly present some thoughts about research impact. I also should further explain what I said about the significance of the study in the previous blog (check this out: https://wordpress.com/block-editor/post/researchandcreativity.home.blog/121). Significance to research is understood as the research contributions that one may achieve, and refers to the possibility of extendingContinue reading “Research impact”
Research questions
In the last blog, I presented the main components of a research proposal. In this blog, I shall discuss an important component ‘research questions. Your research project sets a research question or questions. Each research question should have enough theoretical support (literature review). The research questions are an essential element in both quantitative and qualitativeContinue reading “Research questions”
The research proposal
The research proposal is an integral part of the Research Degree (PhD) application process. Hence, it is worth investing time and energy to ensure clarity and effectiveness in your proposal. Research proposals are evaluated on the cost (time and money), the potential impact (significance to research and to practice), and rigour (the plans for carryingContinue reading “The research proposal”
Using the internet as a research tool
The use of internet in research has been reportedly on increase. Different approaches have been taken by scholars to expound how the internet as a medium of interaction can be useful in research, including researchers within the fields of education and linguistics. The interaction that is mediated by the internet is identified as ‘computer-mediated communication’Continue reading “Using the internet as a research tool”
Data visualisation in research
“A picture is worth more than thousand words.” Maybe you are asked to demonstrate some complexity (not complication) in your research, and that complexity is achieved by being creative and innovative – for example, using or adopting a concept or a method by crossing the boundaries of the discipline. Writing clearly as well as visualisingContinue reading “Data visualisation in research”
Literature review
In an attempt to respond to a student’s query, I publish this blog to explain what we mean by literature review, raise some issues that researchers may encounter while writing a literature review, and share my experience of writing literature reviews. As you may know, research requires a theoretical basis, be it quantitative or qualitativeContinue reading “Literature review”
Doing research: a critical view
“A systematic investigation (i.e., the gathering and analysis of information) designed to develop or contribute to generalizable knowledge.” [The Code of Federal Regulations – Protection of human subjects (45 CFR 46.102(d)) (2009)] In this blog, I shall express my critical view on the way we conduct research. My critical view revolves around the following arguments:Continue reading “Doing research: a critical view”
Writing academically
This is the third blog. This blog presents some writing issues that may not enable researchers to get published or succeed in their PhD vivas. This blog comes as a response to my colleague’s question. Thank you very mush dear colleague for getting in touch and raising the issue of writing academically. I wish youContinue reading “Writing academically”
Research & Creativity for Education and Linguistics 