From all the topics we have discussed so far in class, here is what I would like to discuss. What is knowledge? Knowledge is word we have been using from our childhood, but when asked to define we find it hard. It could be because of the vastness of its meaning or because we actually never gave it a thought. One think I have understood so far in research is that we are going to be defining a lot of words that we hear in our day to day life.
Dictionary.com defines knowledge as:
- Acquiantance with facts, truths, or principles, as from study or investigation; general erudition: Knowledge of many things.
- Familiarity or conversance, as with a particular subject or branch of learning: A knowledge of accounting was necessary for the job.
- Acquaintance or familiarity gained by sight, experience, or report: a knowledge of human nature.
- The fact or state of knowing; the perception of fact or truth; clear and certain mental apprehension.
- Awareness, as of a fact or circumstance: He had knowledge of her good fortune.
Many of us confuse knowledge and information. We feel that its more or less the same. But they are completely different ideas. Information consists of facts and data organized to describe a particular situation or condition. But knowledge is used to understand what a particular situation means. Knowledge is applied to interpret the information about something and decide how to handle it. I would like to put forward this topic for further discussion. What do you think is the difference between knowledge and information?
Raheena Abdurehim
What I understood about knowledge is what we acquire from different sources like books, internet, news paper, magazines etc. Sometimes an opinion or experience makes new knowledge .New knowledge originates from what is already existing .In research we need to construct an in-depth knowledge i.e., understanding of a particular topic or study a particular concept in a detailed manner. These studies can be either quantitative or qualitative. Both kinds of research have to be established with proofs. Without proofs we cannot find an answer. From that moment onwards we will be considered to be engaged in a methodological way of studying a subject. Result of this study will be either supported or refuted. For better research we can adopt two kind of research pattern one is scientific and the other is psychological. In quantitative research outcome is concrete while in qualitative, everything cannot be reduced to observable phenomena; conditions will be different for each research.
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