This ppt attempts to introduce the concept of research methodology to the pre-service student teachers. Hence, it does not deal with every minute aspect of research methodology, but is delimited to basics.

1. Conference on “The Role of Education in Bringing
Oneness of Mankind’
Organised by
Motiwala College of Educational Sciences,
Nasik, India
December 08, 2013
Research Methodology
(in the Context of Oneness of Mankind)
Madhavi Dharankar
dharankar.madhavi@yahoo.com

2. Flow of the Session
• Making the Ground Ready
• Basics of Research Methodology (RM)
• RM in the Context of ‘Oneness of
Mankind’

3. Making the Ground Ready
• Research in Daily Life?
• What is research?
• Why Research?

4. Basics of Research Methodology
Problem
Strategy/ ies
Solution

5. Basics of RM
Problem
Strategy/
ies
Solution
How
Main Sub-Problems
Proble
m
Where
When
Who
What

6. Introduction to Technical Terms in
RM
Problem
Strategy/
ies
How
Solution
Findings,
Conclusions,
Recommendations
Research
Method
Main
Proble Sub-Problems
m
Where
When
Objectives
Who
What
Research
Title
Population,
Sample
Data
Time of
data
collection
Venue of
Data
Collection

7. Introduction to Technical Terms in
RM
Problem
Strategy/
ies
How
Solution
Findings,
Conclusions,
Recommendations
Research
Method
Main
Proble Sub-Problems
m
Where
When
Objectives
Who
What
Research
Title
Population,
Sample
Data
Time of
data
collection
Venue of
Data
Collection

8. Choice of Research Method/s
How
How much
Qualitative
Methods
Quantitative
Methods

9. RM in the Context of ‘Oneness of
Mankind’
- Qualitative Research Methods
• A person/ a project/ an institution: Case
Study
• Lived and told stories of an individual:
Narrative Design
• A cultural Group: Ethnographic Study
• Lived Experiences of many:
Phenomenological study
• Generation of theory from responses:
Grounded Theory Design

10. RM in the Context of ‘Oneness of
Mankind’
- Quantitative Research Methods
• What a situation is: Descriptive Research
(Survey)
• General Comparison of whether
something will work: Experimental Design
• Attempt to try a solution in “my” situation:
Action Research (a mix of both quan and
qual)

11. Possibilities of Taking up
Researches Schools/ Community
• Levels: College, Faculty, Student Teachers
• Student Teachers: Practice Teaching Schools,
Community
• Researchers: Group, Pair, Individual
• Dissemination of Research Work:
• Exhibition/ Display in B Ed College/ Practice-Teaching
School/ Community
• Entries for Avishkaar Research Festival
• Writing research articles in journals/ college magazine
• Presenting a paper in Conferences/ Seminars

12. Questions???
Discussions!!!
Thank You