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Исследование - как естественная часть процесса обучения

One of the most interesting developments in higher education over the last few years has been a move to encourage students to become involved with research as early as possible in their study. Research can be seen as a natural part of the way in which we go about learning. It must be recognized how important for a student to develop their enquiring mind, research approaches and skills. Research approaches and skills will be useful not only in your studies at university but in employment and life, because they are ways of thinking about the world and knowledge construction as well as ways of going about your work.

There is a range of everyday research practice. Usually, this starts with spotting an issue, need or problem, developing a strong sense that something is or is not working in practice. This is followed by developing a question, or a hypothesis, i.e. a statement about a situation that you want to test. Then you decide how to go about the research: begin it through the information searching and finding out, contradictions, and patterns. When you look closely at the information, you begin to identify continuities, themes, patterns and contradictions, critical responses, differences and variations, answering how, why, when, what if, what if not, or what it means. 

Then, a systematic exploration of a focused questions, using underpinning theories and concepts (broadly speaking – ideas), methodology and methods can help you weigh these up, consider the evidence and then make a decision, decide on ways forward based on weighing these different views, arguments and evidence.

You might or might not prove your point, answer your question, prove or disprove your hypothesis, or solve your problem. Research is fickle, what you find might not be what you were looking for, and a negative result or more questions are just as important to the research as proving your point! You will develop your research skills further if your work has been using well-organized, well-managed research methods. From the data and information you find, you will have forms of evidence to back your ideas, arguments and claims, and you will have been practicing your writing in a variety of forms, including notes, summarizing, analysing and explaining, reflecting, arguing, referencing and evidencing whatever you say.