what research is all about?

Now I've come to like the blogpost better as it has an icon of writing post. so you don't have to be like  go to the dashboard and start looking for buttons to click on. So 1-0 for blogspot over wordpress hahaha!

Now what is research is all about? I think this is quite an interesting question and i have to write this down just to like reaping back of what I've read. Ive read this first chapter of Crotty (2003), The foundation of research book where it is quite interesting (after so much struggles with being focus and such). Here he/she explains on how a researcher should understand the design of the research before eventually submitting the research proposal. What can conclude is that there are 4 elements of 'terms' or knowledge that you should be able to differentiate which are:
 i) methods
Method is more related to what ways that we're going to use in order to gather the data for our research. Is it going to be interview? observation? etc.
ii) methodology
this one deals with the research design itself. Are we conducting a case study? Is it an action research or is it a ethnography research that we are about to carry out.
iii) theoretical perspective
This is the most tricky part as people always stuck in this term, well at least for me and my brother. Hm.. we always do come out with the problem fist without being able to identify the correct theory to be associated with the research.
iv) epistemology.
This is the most fundamental and basic thing that you should have mastered of. The term sounds bit posh but it is actually the 'knowledge' that you have in conducting the research. Without the knowledge, you would not be able to even have the theoretical, method or even methodology embedded in your research.

So how we're going to relate all these? @_@