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Unit 2: Types of Research: Basic, Applied and Action Research

problem is under study. Some or all units are selected for the study purpose from these. There is no Notes
necessary that number of units should be in large number. Suppose, students of class 8 are weak in
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Mathematics. To find the solution to this problem, first of all we need to find the weakness and reasons
of the students, for this we need research this. Work will be done by the teacher of that class. The source
of getting relevant information would be the students of that class only the need not to go outside of
the class to collect the material for study. Study will be limited to that class only. So, action research
is limited and local, while fundamental and pure research is a wide, extended and far going.
Third difference is from the point of view of usefulness of results. The result that are fazed from
fundamental researches that are applicable to improve the knowledge only. They are less useful in the
circumstances in where people work. They are stoped only to this level for knowledge on the contrary
to this the implementation of results of action research is the main objective in research action. And
on the basis of that result to find the only solution of problem is the main objective of them. Their
main objection is to find the reasons of weakness of Mathematics students by research and try to solve
them effectively. Therefore action researcher is a practical research and fundamental research is a
theoretical research. Action researcher is a very practical person. He likes to give up complexity of
scientific research to get the useful solution of present problem on local level. Only present problem
is the main fur of his attention because he thinks the problem that present today will remain in future
also and its result of research will be useful as they are based on the factual units.

Task Fundamental research is different from action research. Explain.

There is one more difference between fundamental and action research is that a teacher, principal
and a volunteer of educational field who is related to the problem can do active research for that one
need. There is not need of a specialist like fundamental research because its over all process is simple.
The process of fundamental research is difficult, according to that we need specific knowledge and
ability to do work. In fundamental research enough control is kept on the condition of research.
Because its objective is to generalise action and to implement the laws, but in case of action research
control, foundation of thoughts, analysis of basic material etc. is not very difficult. Research process
is completed in the conditions in which they are occurs.
From another point of view action research is also different from applied research. The objectives
of both researches are similar but they are different from the point of view of different researchers.
According to Lehman and Mehsen action research is a form of applied research both are similar. But
both are different from the point of view that the of the result and implement them. So, one specciality of
action. Research is that the same person is a researcher and consumer of the results of the research.

2. A Scientific and Well Established Working Process Method

The second speciality of action research is that it is a method of regular working process. Persons
are to face problems daily in an organisation and they have to take decision to solve their problems
and have to implement also. Generally, the decisions do not have any solid scientific base they take
decision on the basis of their knowledge, experience, and intelligency that proves to be irrelevant
after implementation .Action research provides objective scientific and solid ground to take such type
of decisions. This is a general complaint of teachers that do not appear in the class. Principal of that
school calls meeting of teachers and takes decision that the student who do not appear in the class
will be fined. This is not a solid ground of the decision. So, there will be no any improvement after its

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