Major Influences on Research

Abstract

Part 1 of this chapter describes the publications by others that were identified by the respondents as major influences on their research. They touch on what seems to be every one of the stages and processes that are involved in the conduct of good studies. In a number of cases, the respondents had such a strong orientation to the practices of science education, that their major influences were publications that reported good or striking practice and, in turn, these persons tended to assess their own contributions in similar practical terms.

Certain things you read take some time before they then form themselves into usable ideas. They can also trigger a way of seeing things in a new light or being able to capture the key points of an argument.

Rosalind Driver, England