ROLES OF THE

RESEARCHER
 1. As principal investigator
 -bears ultimate responsibility for all activities
associated with the conduct of a research project,
 2. As member of a research team
 3. As identifier of researchable problems
 4. As evaluator of research findings
 5. As user of research findings
 6. As patient or client advocate during study
 7. As subject/respondent/participant
IMPORTANCE OF
RESEARCH
1. Research provides a scientific basis for
any practice or methodology in any field
or discipline
 Example: In the field of medicine, a

new drug must first be tested to

determine its efficacy in curing sickness
before it can actually be prescribed.
 2. Research is undertaken for the continuous
development and further productivity in any field.

 Any system that will be utilized in any organization

must first be tried to determine its value and it must
be better than the previous system used.
 3. Research helps develop tools for assessing
effectiveness of any practice and operation such as
psychological tests, intelligence tests, physiological
assessments, among others.
 Research provides solutions to problems
concerning almost all issues encountered in the
different areas of work.
 Research impacts decision –making.

 Example: For a teacher to change his or her

teaching methodology for the first-period and last-
period classes, he or she must conduct a study
considering the time element, enthusiasm to teach,
academic standing of the students, instructional
aides used, and several other factors.
 6. Research develops and evaluates alternative
approaches to the educational aspects of any
discipline.

 This enables the students to gain broad knowledge

and specialized skills for safe practice.
 7. Research aims to advance the personal and
professional qualifications of a practitioner.
GOALS FOR
CONDUCTING
RESEARCH
 1. To produce evidence-based practice
 2. To establish credibility in the profession.
 -A profession is defined by the body of knowledge and
discipline it employs.
 3. To observe accountability for the profession.
 4. To promote cost-effectiveness through
documentation.
GENERAL FORMS OF
RESEARCH
1. Scientific research
 -is a research method that seeks to explain naturally
occurring phenomena in the natural world by
generating credible theories.
 - this study requires rational and statistical evidence
to draw conclusions.
2. Research in the humanities
 -seeks to define the purpose of human existence by
tapping into historical facts and future possibilities.

 -this form of research derive explanations from

human experiences that cannot be simply measured
by facts and figures alone.
3. Artistic research
 - provides alternative approaches to established
concepts by conducting practical methods as
substitutes for fundamental and theoretical ones.

 This research generates new knowledge through

artistic practices such as defining new concepts,
creating new processes, and devising new methods.