Educational Research: Meaning and Scope

What is Research?
 
Meaning of Educational Research

•According to Mouly, - Educational Research is the systematic application of scientific method for solving educational problem.

•Travers thinks, - Educational Research is the activity for developing science of behavior in educational situations.

•According to Whitney, ―Educational Research aims at finding out solution of educational problems by using scientific philosophical method.

So Educational Research is-

•- Process of Generating the New Knowledge 

•- To Solve the Educational Problems

•- Which is Purposeful, Precise, Objective, Scientific and Systematic

•- Through Organize the data Quantitatively and Qualitatively

•- Which depends on the Researchers Ability, Ingenuity and Experience

Scope of Educational Research

Being scientific study of Educational Process, it involves :

–Biotic Elements of Education (Student, teachers, educational managers, parents, etc.)

–Non-Biotic Elements of education (Schools, colleges, research institutes, curriculum etc.)