JRP Focus Areas
Aims, Subject Areas, and Core Questions
Version 2.0
Version history: v.2.0, 14 Jan 2013; v.1.0, 15 Nov. 2011
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Focus Area |
Subject Areas |
Core Questions |
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| #1. Research Applications Aim: to develop conventional or innovative forms of applied research with a view to meeting contemporary challenges |
Applied Research - Science & Technology - Science & Politics - Applied Social Science - Applied Systems Thinking - Commercial Research - Design-Oriented Research - Professionalism & Expertise - Reflective Practice |
What happens when the procedures or results of research are applied to practical affairs? What constitutes competent practice in applied research? |
| #2. Research Spaces Aim: to examine the institutional, cultural, and historical factors that shape research practice so as to help researchers open up new spaces for innovative research |
Research Contexts - Science & Society - Science & Technology - Science & Politics - Research Culture - Research Ethics - Participatory Research - Research Policy - Art & Research - Design-Oriented Research |
What societal or historical forces shape research practice and obstruct or promote open inquiry? Are there new spaces for meaningful inquiry to be discovered and cultivated? |
| #3. Research Education Aim: to promote new directions in research education so as to prepare researchers for their role in society |
Research Training - Research Process - Research Competence - Research Methods - Research Ethics - Professionalism & Expertise - Participatory Research - Research Reporting & Publishing - Science & Society |
How can research education be more effective? Are there ways to better prepare researchers for their roles and responsibilities in society? |
| #4. Research Experiences Aim: to offer researchers a platform for sharing research experiences, appreciating the experiences of other researchers, and developing their own understanding of good practice |
Research Experiences & Cases - Researcher Biographies & Careers - Research Contexts - Research Competence - Research Process - Research Reporting & Publishing - Collaborative Research- Research Ethics - Reflective Practice - Research on Research |
How do researchers deal with the demands of research practice, including its subjective and intersubjective sides? What can be learnt from the experiences of individual researchers or research teams? |
| #5. Research Philosophy Aim: to encourage reflection on the philosophical underpinnings of research, the specific research frameworks they inform, and corresponding notions of what constitutes valid and relevant research practice |
Research Frameworks & Paradigms - Philosophy of Science - Research Ethics - Practical Philosophy - Discourse Theory & Practice - Applied Research - Professionalism & Expertise - Critical Social Science - Reflective Practice - Systems Thinking - Science & Politics |
What kinds of thought patterns, beliefs, values, and conventions underlie research practice? Can philosophical reflection support new forms of good research and professional practice? |
| #6. Research on Research Aim: to review and innovate conventional thinking about research as it is contained in notions such as scientific method, objective attitude, and logic of inquiry, with a view to expanding their range of application and exploring new forms of research |
Logic of Inquiry - Science Theory - Scientific Method - Philosophy of Science - Second-Order Research - Research Experiences & Cases - Research Process - Research Methods - Systems Thinking - Applied Research - Science & Society |
What can be learnt from successful and unsuccessful cases of research, what constitutes its specific quality? How can the process of research be extended to cover new domains? |
Note. This list of focus areas and subject areas is part of JRP's Concept Hierarchy, a taxonomy of index terms related to research practice that consists of three levels: (1) focus areas, (2) subject areas, and (3) keywords.