There are various kinds of knowledge.
There are appropriate and inappropriate ways of generating knowledge.
There needs to be fidelity between the question, the approach, and the claims that are made upon, or about, what is learned.
There are no all purpose tools, because different questions invite different forms of enquiry.
Discussions about "method" absent the articulation of a purpose, are unlikely to be productive.
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Derek B. Miller, Ph.D.
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United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)
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Center for Local Strategies Research, University of Washington
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On Nov 21, 2010, at 8:08 PM, Tiiu Poldma wrote:
> I concur wholeheartedly with John Langrish.
> Research begins with a relevant and appropriately framed research question/hypothesis first and foremost.Paradigms and constructs define the approach and methods fit/support the proposal as a 'research design'.
> Regards
> Tiiu
> Tiiu Poldma, Ph.D.Faculté de l'aménagement/Faculty of Environmental DesignUniversité de Montréal
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>> Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2010 04:28:25 -0500
>> From: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: PHD-DESIGN Digest - 19 Nov 2010 to 20 Nov 2010 (#2010-249)
>> To: [log in to unmask]
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>> In a message dated 21/11/10 00:02:16, [log in to unmask] writes:
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>>> Terry Love wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> Please has anyone got a pointer to a reasonably comprehensive design
>>> research methods diagram?
>>>
>> How would such a diagram differ from one classifying ALL research methods?
>> Whatever you are interested in, whether design or pendulums, different
>> research methods are available. Such a diagram would start with a division into
>> two - methods that try to keep things simple and methods that look for
>> complexity (What I call P and B) Even pendulums have their complexities. Real
>> ones do NOT swing like text books say they should. Some recent research into
>> Galileo's data shows how the method of suspension and how long you let it
>> swing can have important effects.
>> There aren't any specific methods for design research. It's the research
>> questions that define an area - any appropriate method may be used.
>> John Z L
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