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Dinesh Kumar, Lovely Professional University                                  Unit 1: Educational Research



                                    Unit 1: Educational Research                                           Notes






                    CONTENTS
                    Objectives

                    Introduction
                    1.1   Meaning and Definition of Educational Research
                    1.2   Need of Educational Research
                    1.3   Scope of Educational Research
                    1.4   Distinctive Future Need of Educational Research

                    1.5   Summary
                    1.6   Keywords
                    1.7   Review Questions
                    1.8   Further Readings



                Objectives

                After studying this unit, students will be able to:
                      y  Understand of educational research
                      y  Understand of need of educational research
                      y  Understand of priority of educational research.


                Introduction

                Educational research means that research which is done in the field of education. The purpose of
                educational research is to determine various aspects dimensions, processes, concerning the creation
                of new knowledge to test the accuracy of current knowledge, the direction of development and future
                plans. Travers considers the educational research as an activity, which aims to discover the education
                related topics and develop and organise the knowledge. Students, especially those whose practices
                be developed to collect knowledge about education has deemed religion of education is considered
                extremely important in research. According to Travers, organized scientific knowledge about various
                aspects of education is essential to develop mass, on the same determine what kind of desirable
                behaviours in students to develop teaching and learning will be necessary to create conditions.


                1.1   Meaning and Definition of Educational Research

                Education sector and many related topics such as-History of education, Sociology of education,
                Psychology of education, educational methods, educational-techniques, teacher and student, valuation,
                route philosophy, basic economy of education, education-collection and the conceptual problem of
                education etc. In all these areas according to changes in environment and converted conditions the






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