An Introduction to Research

 What is Research?

• A search for knowledge
  
• A vital instinct of inquisitiveness
  
• A habit of questioning what you do, and a systematic examination of clinical observations to explain and find answers for what you perceive, with a view to instituting appropriate changes
  
• Research is a way of thinking: examining critically the various aspects of day-to-day life
  
• A scientific and systematic search for pertinent information on a specific topic- art of scientific investigation 
• A movement from the known to the unknown
• The Advanced Learner’s Dictionary of Current English lays down the meaning of research as, “a careful investigation or inquiry specially through search for new facts in any branch of knowledge.” (p. 1069)