Taking the Leap into the Research World

According to the learning objectives, what is research considered as?

• A simple task

• A challenge and an opportunity

• A routine procedure

• A straightforward process

Which concept is important to understand according to the learning objectives?

• The difference between methodology and method

• The simplicity of research

• The irrelevance of epistemology

• The unimportance of ontology

What does Zora Neale Hurston describe research as?

• A simple task

• Formalized curiosity

• An unnecessary effort

• A routine job

What is the role of research in society as described in the text?

• To maintain the status quo

• To facilitate situation improvement

• To increase bureaucratic inefficiencies

• To create more problems

What does the text suggest is a significant motivator for undertaking research?

• The requirement that exists within a degree

• The need to memorize facts

• The desire to avoid responsibility

• The opportunity to ignore problems

What is 'action research' primarily used for?

• To ignore existing problems

• To enact and learn from change

• To avoid decision-making

• To complicate simple issues

Why is evaluative research important in problem-solving?

• It avoids assessing needs

• It complicates decision-making

• It refines attempts at problem-solving

• It disregards evidence-based strategies

What is the main question addressed by ontology?

• What are the rules for knowing what exists?

• What types of things actually exist?

• How can we measure knowledge?

• What is the role of ethics in research?

How are quantitative and qualitative approaches described in the text?

• As identical methods.

• As loaded terms related to belief systems.

• As irrelevant to modern research.

• As purely objective methods.

What does the text suggest about mixed methodology?

• It is less effective than quantitative methods.

• It combines methods to answer complex questions.

• It is a new approach not widely accepted.

• It is only used in qualitative research.