Methodology? Research design? Research method?

Methodology: Philosophical framework and the fundamental assumptions of research (van Manen, 1990)

Research Design: The plan of action that links the philosophical assumptions to specific methods (Creswell, 2003; Crotty, 1998)

Research Method: Techniques of data collection and analysis such as quantitative standardized instrument or qualitative theme analysis of text data (Creswell, 2003; van Manen, 1990)

Developmental Research

Reeves, T. C. (2000). Enhancing the worth of instructional technology research through “design experiments” and other development research strategies. International perspectives on instructional technology research for the 21st century, New Orleans, LA, USA.

Writer convinces the researchers for the design experiments, developmental research in other words. It is a nice paper touching upon realities about instructional design research. Why there are so much "invaluable research" "research of its own sake" is explained clearly. I also deals with theory vs. practice issue. Developmental research is offered as a kind of solution to this well known problem.

RE-START

I (again) started to study for the qualification, this time as a mother. My son, who is just three months old is sleeping in his crib next door. I hope this time, in MAY 2012, I will pass this exam and start my doctoral dissertation studies. I sometimes question myself about my doctorate studies. Anyway this doesn't help. Let's get started. Re-started.

26/02/2011 Saturday

It is really hard to go through a preparation perion for the qualificaiton exam. Although I had planned what to study previously, I couldn't have started studying. Today, at the end, I organized my notes, organized my desktop, revised my study plan and studied.

• How to Design and Evaluate Research in Education (initial chapters)

• Cilesiz, S. (in press). A phenomenological approach to experiences with technology: Current state, promise, and future directions for research. Educational Technology Research and Development. 

I really admired Şebnem Çilesiz (check out her web page) for her work. I wonder, whether I can write such a smooth, readable and valuable paper one day?

To be continued...

I started to Study for the qualification exam

I have previously studied Creswell's book. I have a copy in my bookshelf.
It is really nice to have an online resource.

Although I often think about giving up my doctoral study (!) I decided to start to study for the qualification exam. It is time. Let's get stated with research and statistics.