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Delve into the essence of research, from picking a topic to analyzing data, and uncover the joy of learning through engagement and relevance. Discover the key steps, challenges, and purposes of research. Embrace curiosity and active learning to truly understand and apply knowledge. Uncover the magic and value of research today!
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CJFS Research 3712, Week 1:Mission and Overview 1) Take inventory 2) Share expectations 3) Frame the course 4) Offer some challenges Tasks: grow ideas, get book, and surf http://research3712.weebly.com
Contact Info • Name • Phone #(s) • Email • Interest/Post-schooling Plans • Unique to help me remember you • “Research”~… • in May because…
What is “Research”? Action / Process: think trial or investigation; Scientific Method seven steps Qualities: Research is social, systemmatic, and useful
Research Process • Pick topic or ? • Review literature • Use theory • Choose methods • Get tangible evidence • Analyze • Share / advise * Point: Stats is NOT an instant thing
Course Goals • Demystify research: take away its awe • Appreciate research: realize its role and value • U2 research: Use and Understand it
Purposes of Research • Explore • Describe • Explain • Evaluate
Learning and Teaching are Best When There is… : • Joy • Engagement • Relevancy • Curiosity
Learning Should Be Joyous • “When we learn with pleasure we never forget.” Louis Mercier • "It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge." Albert Einstein
Engaged, Active Learning is Best • "Reading is to the mind, what exercise is to the body." Sir Richard Steele • "Tell me and I forget. Show me and I remember. Involve me and I understand." Chinese Proverb
We Must Relate and Apply What We Learn • “Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe • Stats are good only if they “…are matched by the desire and ability to find out what they mean and where they lead.” Norman Cousins
Learning Requires Curiosity • "Not to know is bad; not to wish to know is worse." African Proverb • "To every answer you can find a new question." Yiddish Proverb