THE NATURE OF RESEARCH AND ITS VITALITY

RESEARCH IN ITS NATURE IS VITAL FOR SOCIOENCONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF NIGERIA DISSCUS
BY CHINEDU E.J. SUBMITTED TO DR. K.C. FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC NEKEDE
Research is the systematic investigation into and study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new concluton.
Research is systematic inquiry to describer, explain, predict and control the observed phenomenon . Research involves inductive and deductive method (babbies 1998).
Inductive method analyze the observed phenomenon and identify the general principle , structure , or processes underlying the phenomenon observed.
deductive methods verify the hypothesized principles through observations . The purpose are different . one is to develop, exaplain and the other is to test the validity of the exaplaination.
    One thing is that we have to pay attention to research is that the heart of the research is not on statistics , but the thinking behind the research. How we really want to find out ,how to build arguments about ideas and concepts , and support to persuade people to accept our argurment.
Gall bory and gall (1996) proposed four types of knowledge that reseach contributed to education as fellow
...Description results of research can be desribe natural or social phenomenon such as structure , activity , changeover time etc . It produce statistical information about aspect of education.
...prediction research is intended to predict a phenomenon that will occur at time y from information at an earlier time x. Here researchers have engage in acquiring  knowledge about factors that predict student success and identify student who are likely to be unsuccessful improvement. This type of research is mainly concerned with the effectivenessof intervention. The research approach include experimental design and evaluation research explaination. This type of research subsumes the other three if the researcher are able to explain an educational phenomenon. It means that they can describe , can predict consequence and know how to interven to chage those consequence   
          Yes the knowledge of research by its nature has bring many importancy in the Nig. nation economy and has increased the level  of development in the Nigeria nation. Going through the history of Nig. education research has changed things in the education sector.
It has helped in the national planning.
It has helped impacted in the fadama development project.
It has helped in rural economic development . Right now we are talking of valued added tax on the economic development , it is the work of research.
It has helped in human resources delopment in scioeconomic.
Through the work of research entreprenuership development programmes has been introduced in high institution and educational learns.
According to A.H.EKPO AND O.J.UMOGN research has helped in economic growth of the nation .
research has also helped in introducing globalisation in Nig. economy.
Infact no nation can do without research weather developed or under-developed , still need to do more research either to maintain their development or to develop themself the more like develop onces.   Research is neccessary to every works of life.
PURPOSE OF RESEARCH patton(1990)
1. Basic research : the purpose of this research is to understand and explain the research is interested in formulating and testing teorical construction.
2. Applied research: is to help researcher understand the nature of human problem so that humanbeings can more effective control their environment.
3.Evaluation research: research studies the processes and out come aimed at attemped solution
4.Action research: it aim at solving specific problems within a programme
PROCESS IN RESEARCH
a. Identify a significant research problem
b.Prepare research proposal
c. Conduct a pilot study
d. Conduct a ministudy
e. prepare a report