As humans, we are always looking for answers to our questions. We strive to know the meaning and reason of things. We always want to know why things happen so that we can understand what we ought to do and not do. It is more like a reflex obligation towards the world and its orchestrations. In many ways, life can be equated to research. Without life, there cannot be any form of research. Also, research helps us to understand our life and all what has been bestowed on us by nature. Therefore, research was considered as one of the most important life tools for: –
As humans, we are always looking for answers to our questions. We strive to know the meaning and reason of things. We always want to know why things happen so that we can understand what we ought to do and not do. It is more like a reflex obligation towards the world and its orchestrations. In many ways, life can be equated to research. Without life, there cannot be any form of research. Also, research helps us to understand our life and all what has been bestowed on us by nature. Therefore, research was considered as one of the most important life tools for: –
Advancing the Frontier of Knowledge
The outcomes/results of research projects are expected to contribute something new, however little, to knowledge in that particular area of study. By such a contribution, the present boundaries of knowledge in that field will be extended and expanded further. Most inventions and discoveries made by man especially those of the scientists are direct products of research efforts (Issa, 2004, p. 18). In the field of linguistics for instance, when a student carries out a research on a language or dialect, the research Will often lead us to know what is not already known by people about the language be it in its structure or usage.
Promoting Progress in the Society
This is related to the above in that progress in society is the direct product of the application of research results to addressing social, political and economic problems. Through such applications, the human society is made a better place for everyone to live in. This has had a tremendous impact in the condition of our generation today when compared with those of our forefathers. Few examples of such research products include the computers and Internet (Issa, 2004, p. 18).Providing a Source of Further Studies
In every well written research project especially in the last chapter, there is always an aspect where the researcher gives recommendations to subsequent researchers about other key areas theat are left under or unstudied. These are other aspects of the case study that the researcher has noticed to be void of detailed research attempts, hence, he tries to drive other researchers’ attention to those researchable topics.
Enabling Man to Relate More Effectively with his Environment
Due to the complex nature of man’s environment in which man had found himself, he has little or no choice than to subject the environment to his own which and caprices; if must survive the reward of such efforts in terms of research has helped man not only to better understand his environment but also to subject same to his deserves through “conquest”. By “conquering” his environment therefore, man has proven that he is in control of what happens in and around his immediate and even distant environments. No wonder that we all talk about “the global village” today in apparent reference to the world, which has now shrunk to the size of a typical village, as a result of the breakthrough in the area of telecommunications, and computer, which are themselves products of research (Issa, 2004, p. 18).Assisting Man to Accomplish his Purpose
As a result of the exponential advances mentioned above, it goes without saying that individuals and groups who live today have had their lots much more improved when compared to those of the earlier times. This is for the fact that research impact naturally translates into great social, economic and political benefits for the citizens. Individual goals become much easier to accomplish; thereby making life more meaningful and desirable to the majority (Issa, 2004, p. 18).
Giving and Expanding Level of Experience
As a researcher or a student or even member of a community, a research project can give you more valid level of experience in working on a particular field of study or program. You often find out that when you continuously undergo or read researches, you gain not only knowledge in that course but also quality experience that is either individual or by proxy. It can either consume your time or reduce it while providing you with the expertise you want. Many students and researchers now do or go through other researches online via Google, YouTube and get a lot of experience through those media.Helping Man to Resolve his Conflicts
It is a known fact that man lives in a state of constant conflicts; if not between him and his environment; certainly, between him and his fellows. This can be accounted for by the fact that what he needs to know far outweighed what he already knew. It is by constant engagement in this “discovery” process known as research that he stands great chance of getting answers to his numerous problems; thereby resolving his conflicts (Issa, 2004, p. 19).
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