Education Research Perspectives

Question: Discuss about the Education Research Perspectives ? Answer : Introducation: Education research refers to scientific study through defined methods for examining the hypothesis and its learning processes through interactions, structure, and framework. The research provides a space for the trans-disciplinary, debates, and peer-reviews on the practice, theory and policy (Punch Oancea, 2014). However, research may be about working towards fairness, justice, and openness in any concept. Education research holds the full spectrum of arduous methods suitable for the questions being asked also helps for the development of new approaches and tools. The research is basically based on two theories viz., problem-solving theory and critical theory (Talbot-Smith, 2013). Importance Research helps to add knowledge to the educators when they undertook research based on the existing information and attempted to fulfil the current knowledge gap. Education research helps in promoting improvement for practice, as equipped research results assist in becoming more capable professionals. It helps the practitioners for evaluation of approaches which will contribute to work with other individuals in educational institutions (Gagnon Bumpus, 2016). Apart from supporting educators in becoming better professionals, it also provides the information to the policy makers during debate and research on educational topics. When policy makers read the research questions, which are related to current discussions and stances taken by the other public officials . Validation Questionnaires often arise in the educational research, which is needed to be validated. Proper validation of the research should be done by collecting the validity evidence for the correctness of the uses, decisions and interpretation of the assessed results. The major constraint towards solving complex problems is the lack of interdisciplinary validity (Gagnon Bumpus, 2016). The steps involved in education research validation includes (1) expert panel review (formative), (2) feasibility of items, (3) field testing, and (4) expert panel review (summative). Note that the methods used can be either original in terms of information elucidation or can be based on secondary research, but the validation process remains same in both measures (Punch Oancea, 2014). Perspectives Perspectives is an important impact factor in the education research field. The increase in views will help to entice more researchers and supports for their publications. The education research involves the opening of newer vision, improved methods, and lesson based on evidence from research reports for increasing the effectiveness in practice (Jose, Patrick Moseley, 2017). Problems Despite its importance, the present research also shows several challenges as the results found shows contradictory findings. Another problem is related to the issue of questionable data, as there is a chance of a dismally small number of participants which can cause a problem in concluding an appropriate statistical result (Jose, Patrick Moseley, 2017). Even if the research published in a good journal does not make sense for good research, until the statistics choose for analysis, the data is appropriate. Conclusion Despite the importance, it is important to note that educational research has a limitation, especially in terms of limited use of research by teachers. The reason is mainly attributed to lack of access to academic journals, a daunting amount of research, overly theoretical orientation, and distrust of findings. Thus, it should be the policy reform approach, with which the educational research and its trend across educational settings can be transformed into a positive direction. References: Gagnon, R. J., Bumpus, M. F. (2016). Fidelity and its importance to experiential and outdoor education.Journal of Outdoor Recreation,8(1), 10-25. Jose, S., Patrick, P. G., Moseley, C. (2017). Experiential learning theory: the importance of outdoor classrooms in environmental education.International Journal of Science Education, Part B, 1-16. Punch, K. F., Oancea, A. (2014).Introduction to research methods in education. Sage. Talbot-Smith, M., Abell, S. K., Appleton, K., Hanuscin, D. L. (Eds.). (2013).Handbook of research on science education. Routledge.