This document discusses the importance of curiosity and resolve in overcoming obstacles to learning. It encourages the reader to draw a mind map connecting concepts, contexts and issues to arrive at a research question. The mind map helps narrow a broad topic into a focused research question.

1. Only the curious will learn and only the resolute overcome the obstacles to learning. The quest quotient has always excited me more than the intelligence quotient. Eugene S Wilson

2. Curiosity is the key to creativity. Akio Marito Founder of SONY

3. Enter the world of work

4. Problems/Issues/thirst for knowledge

5. ISSUES Professional Practice, Workplace, Studio ... Ethnicity, Nutrition, Quality, Space... CONCEPTS CONTEXTS ? Fitness, Gender, Teamwork.. Theorists Policies Prof Bodies.. Finance, Key Stage 3, Alcohol, Housing, Learning Environment, Curriculum .... – adapted from: Blaxter, L et al (2001) How to Research. 2nd ed. OUP

6. Draw a mind map from concepts, contexts and issues to arrive at research question......

7. from this ...... ......to this

8. Work Based LearningProfessional Practice Project Planning & Development Conceiving the Research Topic Rosemary McGuinness Feb 2010