The Nature of Research
Inquiry in Academic Contexts
1st Edition
Published on 23. August 2001
Book
Hardback
216 pages
978-0-415-21406-3 (ISBN)
Description
Increasingly, new academics are entering higher education without conventional research training and without a clear idea of what research actually involves. This is particularly true of academics who enter from having spent time in a profession including many in the newer disciplines. In addition, institutions of higher education which do not have a tradition of research are increasingly competing for research funding.
The Nature of Research looks at this background and discusses what is wrong with academic research and discusses what is wrong with academic research today, what needs to change for it to survive, how to allow new kinds of research to flourish, directions for future action and how academic research can teach us to live in today's complex and uncertain society.
The aim of the book, then, is to provide a stimulus to thinking about the nature and role of research with a view to considering what might be appropriate in the next century. Since research is so central to university life, looking at research will tell us much about what the university of the future might be like.
The Nature of Research looks at this background and discusses what is wrong with academic research and discusses what is wrong with academic research today, what needs to change for it to survive, how to allow new kinds of research to flourish, directions for future action and how academic research can teach us to live in today's complex and uncertain society.
The aim of the book, then, is to provide a stimulus to thinking about the nature and role of research with a view to considering what might be appropriate in the next century. Since research is so central to university life, looking at research will tell us much about what the university of the future might be like.
Reviews / Votes
'I just wanted to tell you how very much I enjoyed reading your book. Although the subject matter is difficult, it is so well written that I was able to read it cover to cover virtually as a novel.' - Roger Brown, Principal, Southampton Institute'To say that this book is stimulating would be a massive understatement. It should be required reading for all those concerned with trying to understand academic notions of research, including all researchers. I would add that it is beautifully written; I found myself reading it from cover to cover, almost in a single sitting.' - Roger Brown, Studies in Higher Education
'Addressed to the academic community, but in content and style it merits a wider readership' - Michael Duffy, TES 'To say that this book is stimulating would be a massive understatement. It should be required reading for all those concerned with trying to understand academic notions of research, including all researchers. I would add that it is beautifully written; I found myself reading it from cover to cover, almost in a single sitting.' - Roger Brown, Studies in Higher Education
'Addressed to the academic community, but in content and style it merits a wider readership' - Michael Duffy, TES
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
493 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-21406-3 (9780415214063)
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Person
Angela Brew works in the Institute for Teaching and Learning at the University of Sydney, Australia. She is President of the Higher Education Research and Development Society Australasia (HERDSA)
Content
1. What is research? 2. Rules; 3. Knowledge; 4. Problems and Questions; 5. Scholarship; 6. Research as a Commodity; 7. Research and Learning; 8. Research and Teaching; 9. Research as Discourse; 10. The future