"History is the fiction we invent to persuade ourselves that events are knowable and that life has order and direction."
Chronology has its limitations
research is fundamental
COP - research about practice
PPP - research into practice (relating to professional context)
SP - research as practice (idea generation & development)
activity as well as Analysis, reflection and evaluation
knowledge, analysis, comprehension, application, evaluation, synthesis
process > outcome
exploring possibilities
Martin Venezky - doesn't straighten and clarify world, it reflects world as we venture beyond problem solving into process, experiment and discovery
Success comes from having brighter ideas closer together
failure is important
If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research would it? - Albert Einstein
rethinking information that is already there
Werner Gaede - Vom Wort zum Bild
Stimulated approach = conscious/ subconscious search for info from external repertoire - surroundings, media, library, discussion etc
systematic = collection and modification of components, characteristics and means of expression
intuitive approach= development of thought process, internal perceptions and knowledge
primary - collection of data that doesn't exist yet. for a specific end use, to help solve a problem
secondary - collected at an earlier time, published/recorded
quantitative - facts and figures, collecting through measure
qualitative - observation/opinion, interacting with people
what is information?
result of processing, manipulating ad organising data in a way that adds to the knowledge of the person receiving it. processed to add/create meaning. output of info systems
should be sufficient, competent, relevant, and useful
assimilation, general study, communication, development
start anywhere
research is what i'm doing when i don't know what i'm doing
