For better communication KNOWLADGE is a very important aspect which influences people/society. And for better knowledge on any issue, research is necessary. Firstly we should think what knowledge is, how it does build or does create and where it has existence.
Knowledge is virtue. It is philosophical aspect but in other hand we can say that it is like awareness. E.g. if someone ask to anyone of he has knowledge about anything, mostly it means whether he is aware about the know-how of that particular thing or not.
Social life is associated with ‘mutual faith’, ’assumptions’ and ‘believe’. If any issue is going on to influence the people it adds to ‘experiences’ which may be common or different among the society. Through that a general ‘opinion’ comes out and to prove the opinion we need some facts. For this ‘research’ finding out opinions are necessary. Research can be scientific or psychological or both together. That proof/fact establishes ‘knowledge’ about particular experience/opinion.
Hypothesis (experience/opinion/faith/believe/assumption) – research – fact/proof – knowledge
Now, it is very important that research should be ‘methodological’. It should be in majority and according to sufficient time duration to get more effective and relevant facts to prove the existence of knowledge. Because research helps to proof any thought (hypothesis). It can also establish new facts which help to make better environment/society.
e.g. - If it is common opinion among the people that more consumption of ice cream helps to lose weight. For this we can do a pre-test on what is the present condition of 20 people. Ice cream must be provided to them every day for one month in their normal physical condition and after every week their physical condition should be tested and the differences noted down. During this research, it is very important to control external inflective factors like their health. After one month research, final test and compare the facts with pre-test’s facts.
Then the hypothesis can be knowledge on basis of facts through research. Method of research can be changed according to hypothesis condition. E.g. some can be based on questionnaire; some can be based on watching their physical activities.
Nitesh
It is very difficult to define knowledge. Information is also like that. I think knowledge is like breath and information is like air. We need both, but the quantity is depend on the nature of the environment where we are living. Knowledge is too much related to the taste of a person. In a sense knowledge is what one who experienced. At the same time information is become more and more as a tool to improve the knowledge.
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