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Why Do We NeedWhy Do We Need
Research?Research?
Orientation to New Teachers –
2013 (BHC)
6/30/13 Joseph Anbarasu
Teaching and Research
 Teaching answers
questions
What?
How?
 Research answers
the question
Why?
6/30/13 Joseph Anbarasu
Role of Research inRole of Research in
Teaching?Teaching?
6/30/13 Joseph Anbarasu
Research
 That includes
Visiting archives,
Library research,
Fieldwork, etc.,
 Mostly involves constant
writing.
Expected to publish
consistently in top
journals and
To write books in
order to keep our
jobs.
6/30/13 Joseph Anbarasu
Publications
• To write book
reviews
• Make other such
contributions to
our field of study
on a regular
basis.
• This includes major
work like
editing series of
books, as minor
work like writing
articles for
encyclopaedias.


6/30/13 Joseph Anbarasu
Research Advise
• Advising students, which
takes up MUCH more
of our time.
• Review their work
constantly,
• Helping them to ready
their theses and
dissertations for
submission and
defence.
• Help them prepare for
the job market in other
ways,
• Reviewing their paper
proposals


6/30/13 Joseph Anbarasu
Committee work
• Departmental
committees,
• University committees,
• Nationwide
committees
• International forums to
specific to our field
of study.
 Committees have
varied tasks, but all
involve
 lots of meeting time,
 paperwork and
 research.


6/30/13 Joseph Anbarasu
Curriculum Development
• Revising the curriculum
• Attend seminars and
workshops to hone
our teaching skills.
• Program review every
few years,
 generating all sorts of
qualitative and
 quantitative reports on
our department's
curriculum and
pedagogy.
• Research is at the centre

6/30/13 Joseph Anbarasu
Grants
• Funds for our own
research.
• Spend lots of time
finding available
grants,
• Applying for them.
• Needs Strong
Research
Background
6/30/13 Joseph Anbarasu
Presentation and Research
• Presenting our work at
conferences at least
once a year.
• Writing up proposals for
conferences, hoping
to be selected to
present on our work in
progress.
• Competitive process, one
must submit proposals
to many conferences
in order to be selected
to present at least
one.
• Impossible without
research

6/30/13 Joseph Anbarasu
Invited Lectures
• We give lectures at
other institutions
when invited.
• Display your Skills
and Share
• Research alone
helps
•
6/30/13 Joseph Anbarasu
6/30/13 Joseph Anbarasu
Einstein on Research
If we know
what was we
were doing, it
will not be
called
research,
would it?

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Why do we (teachers) need research?

  • 1. Why Do We NeedWhy Do We Need Research?Research? Orientation to New Teachers – 2013 (BHC) 6/30/13 Joseph Anbarasu
  • 2. Teaching and Research  Teaching answers questions What? How?  Research answers the question Why? 6/30/13 Joseph Anbarasu
  • 3. Role of Research inRole of Research in Teaching?Teaching? 6/30/13 Joseph Anbarasu
  • 4. Research  That includes Visiting archives, Library research, Fieldwork, etc.,  Mostly involves constant writing. Expected to publish consistently in top journals and To write books in order to keep our jobs. 6/30/13 Joseph Anbarasu
  • 5. Publications • To write book reviews • Make other such contributions to our field of study on a regular basis. • This includes major work like editing series of books, as minor work like writing articles for encyclopaedias.   6/30/13 Joseph Anbarasu
  • 6. Research Advise • Advising students, which takes up MUCH more of our time. • Review their work constantly, • Helping them to ready their theses and dissertations for submission and defence. • Help them prepare for the job market in other ways, • Reviewing their paper proposals   6/30/13 Joseph Anbarasu
  • 7. Committee work • Departmental committees, • University committees, • Nationwide committees • International forums to specific to our field of study.  Committees have varied tasks, but all involve  lots of meeting time,  paperwork and  research.   6/30/13 Joseph Anbarasu
  • 8. Curriculum Development • Revising the curriculum • Attend seminars and workshops to hone our teaching skills. • Program review every few years,  generating all sorts of qualitative and  quantitative reports on our department's curriculum and pedagogy. • Research is at the centre  6/30/13 Joseph Anbarasu
  • 9. Grants • Funds for our own research. • Spend lots of time finding available grants, • Applying for them. • Needs Strong Research Background 6/30/13 Joseph Anbarasu
  • 10. Presentation and Research • Presenting our work at conferences at least once a year. • Writing up proposals for conferences, hoping to be selected to present on our work in progress. • Competitive process, one must submit proposals to many conferences in order to be selected to present at least one. • Impossible without research  6/30/13 Joseph Anbarasu
  • 11. Invited Lectures • We give lectures at other institutions when invited. • Display your Skills and Share • Research alone helps • 6/30/13 Joseph Anbarasu
  • 12. 6/30/13 Joseph Anbarasu Einstein on Research If we know what was we were doing, it will not be called research, would it?