5 Questions
What is one common mistake that researchers make when selecting research topics?
Pursuing research fads
Why should researchers avoid pursuing 'popular' topics with limited shelf life?
Interest in these fads may die down before the research is completed and published.
What is a better strategy for researchers in selecting research topics?
To study 'timeless' topics that have always persisted through the years.
What are unresearchable problems and how should researchers deal with them?
Unresearchable problems are those that may not be adequately answered based on current evidence or methods. Researchers should avoid such problems and focus on well-defined, useful researchable problems.
Why is it considered an unfortunate trend for researchers to choose research methods before defining the research problem?
Research methods should be chosen to best fit a research problem, not the other way around.
This page discusses critical research that aims to challenge the status quo and emancipate the oppressed class by analyzing societal contradictions. It also touches on the history of scientific thought. Learn more about these research philosophies in this chapter.
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