RESEARCH PROBLEM DESCRIPTION AND DEFINITION: FROM MENTAL MAP TO CONNECTION CIRCLE
- Resource Type
- article
- Authors
- Mildeová, Stanislava
- Source
- Journal on Efficiency and Responsibility in Education and Science, Vol 6, Iss 4, Pp 328-335 (2013)
- Subject
- Science
Research Problem
Mental (Cognitive) Map
Causal Analysis
Connection Circle
Theory and practice of education
LB5-3640
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1803-1617
The paper examines the research problem (question) as one of the first methodological steps that has to be accurately and clearly defined. The necessity of modern scientific work is to understand and analyse problems holistically, to see it as a network of interconnected parts. In this sense we show that combination of mental mapping and connection circle may be a way that will be beneficial defining the research problem. There is some evidence from interviews held with PhD students, who were participated in the course Research Methods for Managers at the University of Economics in Prague from 2012-2013.