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This 4 page paper reports and discusses the six steps in the research process. It also comments on ethical issues related to research. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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generally beside the point" (p. 357). Yet, we constantly hear and read the importance of having research-based curriculum and instructional practices. It is also research that focuses on education
that acts as the catalyst for policies. This creates a problem that is easily discernible - any educational policies adopted by federal or state legislatures should be related to valid
research about the specific topic. If curriculum and practice is supposed to be based on research, then research by educators is essential. One of the barriers for the acceptance
of educational research is that a great deal of it is either case study or action research, which is qualitative rather than quantitative. Qualitative research is not necessarily universal, in
other words, the results cannot be generalized to a universal population. This does not stop the thousands of educational research studies that are conducted every year. As with any research,
it seems that it is up to the reader to determine if that particular information and/or data can be applied to the readers population. As Henig (2008) points out
this is an age of electronic dissemination. That means that any researcher can publish their studies Online at any time thereby forgoing the time delays experienced with peer-reviewed journals (Henig,
2008). Speed has become a critical factor for many legitimate researchers but it may also limit the refinement of studies (Henig, 2008). There are specific steps in the research process
that should be followed to produce valid, reliable and useful data. These steps are typically identified as: 1. Identifying the research question/problem/issue. All research studies must begin with a very
clear question to explore and investigate (Soy, 2006; CIDR, n.d.). Typically, the researcher will begin with a broad question, such as which reading program is more effective. 2. Narrowing the
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