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Conducting Meaningful Research: Lessons from
Experience, Colleagues, and the Wizard of Oz
Richard L. BlackbournDean, College of Education
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Methodology
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Research needs to be on significant topics
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Research needs to be rigorous
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Broaden your focus‐Think Interdisciplinary
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Vary your targets
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Practice good time management
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Let your research set the stage for subsequent
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Use presentations as a “tracer” for publications
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Follow the rule of 3 journals
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Avoid Politics
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Conduct research to inform or frame public
policy
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Write to primary targets‐not secondary ones
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Attempt to conduct innovative applied
research