Research Themes in Complex Informing

Research Themes in Complex Informing

This paper introduces a six paper series that examines the manner in which complexity impacts the informing process. Two of these papers specifically consider how the objective complexity of the domain being studied changes the nature of the solution—with domains consisting of many interacting elements and changing criteria for success tending to produce highly rugged fitness landscapes that vi...

Themes and Variations in Complex Systems

Recent Themes in Social Networking Service Research

The body of literature addressing the phenomenon related to social networking services (SNSs) has grown rather fast recently. Through a systematic and quantitative approach, this study identifies the recent SNS research themes, which are the issues discussed by a coherent and growing subset of this literature. A set of academic articles retrieved from the Web of Science database is used as the ...

Contemporary Themes in the Research Enterprise

This paper discusses themes associated with the enterprise of educational research, particularly as it applies to notions of ontology and epistemology in ‘quantitative’ and ‘qualitative’ methodologies. It begins by identifying the ‘space’ that educational research occupies in the contemporary social setting and indicates the growing complexities of the ‘real world’ which researchers contemplate...

Action research: Informing professional practice within schools

This research paper explores the experiences of three teacher-researchers, ‘Simone’, ‘Damian’ and ‘Michael’, who undertook an action research project in their respective schools as part of their postgraduate studies. The paper initially outlines the construct of action research in the light of its applicability to educational research. Particular reference is made to the benefits of action rese...