Context, Emergence, and Research Design

Context is an important component of research design. But too often there is a noticeable gap between what it is that we actually study and the domain of the original problem or phenomenon that we presumably want to learn about. Herein, I examine the context of research, reductionism, and biological...

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Published in:Wildlife Society bulletin 2006-03, Vol.34 (1), p.242-246
Main Author: KEPPIE, DANIEL M
Format: Article
Language:English
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Commentary
context
Departments
Design
Ecological genetics
Ecosystems
emergence
Human ecology
Landscape ecology
Population ecology
Research design
Species
Wildlife biology
Wildlife ecology
Wildlife management
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Summary:Context is an important component of research design. But too often there is a noticeable gap between what it is that we actually study and the domain of the original problem or phenomenon that we presumably want to learn about. Herein, I examine the context of research, reductionism, and biological emergence. My goal is to encourage improvement in showing evidence that knowledge gained from research will fit within the context of the issue originally used to rationalize the investigation.
ISSN:0091-7648
1938-5463
DOI:10.2193/0091-7648(2006)34[242:CEARD]2.0.CO;2