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Are there any research challenges you can overcome?

Are there any research challenges you can overcome?

Fortunately, many of the research challenges you will face—from choosing a topic, to finding study participants, to staying sane throughout the process, and every step in between—have already been addressed by members of the Walden community. Here, they share their insights on how to overcome seven top research challenges.

Who is my audience for doing action research?

My audience is pre-service and in-service teachers who want to try doing AR or, for one reason or another, are in the process of learning about it, either for formal study or for their own interest.

Do you need a research team to do your research?

Once your topic and methodology are in place, you will need a research team to support you, as well as study participants. Dr. Lynette Savage ’09, PhD in Applied Management and Decision Sciences, recommends assembling a network of advisors before starting your research: Solicit useful feedback.

When is it time to conduct your research?

Once you have your team together, it’s time to conduct your study, and that means finding participants.

Fortunately, many of the research challenges you will face—from choosing a topic, to finding study participants, to staying sane throughout the process, and every step in between—have already been addressed by members of the Walden community. Here, they share their insights on how to overcome seven top research challenges.

Why do we need people to do research?

This is because measures would have been taken to ensure that the group of people who took part in the study were, as far as possible, representative of other people in that category. The advantage to many qualitative studies is that they permit an in-depth investigation into a particular aspect of human experience.

What makes a research project credible to others?

Credible– An external research may be perceived as having credibility for people outside of the program/project (funding partners, stakeholders, etc.) Expertise– An external researcher or team may possess certain evaluation research skills and knowledge that the internal staff may not.

Once your topic and methodology are in place, you will need a research team to support you, as well as study participants. Dr. Lynette Savage ’09, PhD in Applied Management and Decision Sciences, recommends assembling a network of advisors before starting your research: Solicit useful feedback.

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Ruth Doyle