Research means that someone is interested in a vague object, or something that catches one's attention, and that object can be a person, an event, a story or a phenomenon. One may start to think it from different perspectives.
At the beginning we may find it ambiguous to us, and we need to use different strategies and tools to peel or unfold the problems. We will start to ask questions, and what are these important matters for us? Are there any places or persons that we can get the resources from? And have perfect answer to our questions.
After we have a clear image of questions, we will find a suitable method to conduct. And we are about time to start to frame our work by different tools that we are familiar with. We may conduct a field observation and record everything we have seen or heard, or ask the experts, the persons who have involved with. We have to carefully select a subject(s) to ask questions step by step, and make sure all the processes systematically.
As We have collected all the data and information we need, we may start to interpret and analyze the information to answer questions clearly. we may build an argument and motivate readers to understand or accept our claim. Try to have different representations of the finding and make it easy to read for readers to follow. To sum up the processes of research is a systematic procedure to investigate or explore something that is meaning to us!
According to Booth, Colomb &William(2008, p.10), a research means “…gather information to answer a question that solves a problem.” Research can be defined to scientific research, artistic research, and historical research, and what art education does is artistic research. Artistic research accepts subjectivity which makes it unique.
Reference:
Booth, W. C. Colomb, G. & William, J. M. (2008). The Craft of Research (3rd Ed.), The University of Chicago Press.
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