The Research Journey

1. Inquiry as Learning: Beginning the JourneyIntroductionWhat Is Inquiry?The Learner as Knowledge GeneratorDrawing on Values and PassionYour Journey into Systematic InquiryFor Further Reading2. Ways of Knowing: Finding a CompassWays of KnowingFundamental AssumptionsMapping PerspectivesBack to Ontology and EpistemologyFor Further Reading3. The Cycle of Inquiry: More Than One Way to Get ThereInquiry in Action/Inquiry as PracticeThe Systematic Inquiry CycleValidity, Credibility, and TrustworthinessFor Further Reading4. Being an Ethical Inquirer: Staying Alert on the RoadEthics in InquiryThe Inquirer as a Moral PractitionerStandards for Practice and Procedural MattersEthics, Trustworthiness, and RigorEthical TheoriesEthics and ReflexivityFor Further Reading5. Constructing Conceptual Frameworks: Building the RouteWhat Is a Conceptual Framework?Building an ArgumentEntering the Conversation: Your Community of PracticeEntering the Conversation: Your EngagementEntering the Conversation: The Communities of DiscourseWays of OrganizingChapter SummaryFor Further Reading6. Designing the Inquiry Project: Finding "True North"Moving from the Conceptual Framework into DesignConsidering Various DesignsSamira's Research Questions and Possible DesignsA Short Course on Research MethodsPlanning for Analysis and InterpretationThe Research Proposal: Bringing it All TogetherAn Example of Connecting the What and the HowChapter SummaryFor Further Reading7. Things to Consider in Writing: Staying in the Right LaneWriting IntroductionsThe Nasty Problem of PlagiarismUsing Proper Citation FormatFor Further Reading8. Knowledge Use: Arriving at Your DestinationUsing What You have Learned Who Cares?: Potential AudiencesCommunicating for UsePassions and Closing the LoopFor Further Reading