1. Definitions of research 1
“Systematic investigation towards
increasing the sum of knowledge”
(Chambers 20th Century Dictionary)
“an endeavour to discover new or
collate old facts etc. by the scientific
study of a subject or by a course of
critical investigation.”
(The Concise Oxford Dictionary)
“Like a phornography : hard to difine,
but you know it when you see it
2. Definitions of research 2
Penelitian asal kata research
Kamus The Concise Oxford by Abel
& Marguerite Chevalley :
Re – search : to seek again, to look
for again
Research : mencari / melihat
kembali
Kenyataannya : dalam mencari /
melihat kembali ditemukan : baru,
kondisi tertentu
3. The building block of science
Identification
Of problem
area
Hypotheses
Constructs
Concepts
Operatinal definitions
Treoritical
framework
Research
design
Data
Collections
Analysis
Of data
Interpretation
of data
Pure research
Or
Applied research
Observation
4. “Scientific”?
Contributing to the world of
knowledge
Originality
Critical thinking and insight
A clear focus … but on what?
5. “Scientific”?
Insights, theories, assumptions,
jargon, etc. of the field
No unnecessary baggage
Relevant ...
… to the defense of a view point
