RESEARCH AND QUALITY CONCERNS IN HIGHER EDUCATION

This book is an outcome of an International Conclave organized by the Department of Education, University of Kerala (Global Conclave of Advanced Research and Ranking Modalities). It gives an outline of various research approaches, aspects of researching, research culture, and various methods to be followed. It mainly concentrates on the aspects of social science research. In specific this book comprises of the elements such as Ethical issues in research, Various sampling methods to be followed in the research, Types of research, Methodologies, Ideal Research Culture, Steps of writing thesis, education of virtual reality, role of language laboratory, benchmarking teacher education, challenges and opportunities in higher education, future of higher education, and the rest are described.