Abstract
This paper reports on an investigation into academics’ qualitatively different ideas about what research is and about what they are doing when they carry it out. It presents an overview of the literature, outlines the findings of the study and then discusses the implications for adult education research.
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 License
Recommended Citation
Brew, A.
(1998).
Qualitatively Different Conceptions of Research: Implications for Adult Education Research.
Adult Education Research Conference.
https://newprairiepress.org/aerc/1998/papers/11
Qualitatively Different Conceptions of Research: Implications for Adult Education Research
This paper reports on an investigation into academics’ qualitatively different ideas about what research is and about what they are doing when they carry it out. It presents an overview of the literature, outlines the findings of the study and then discusses the implications for adult education research.
