Style of learning and thinking of graduate students in Kerala
A Study on Influence of Health Status of the Students on Academic Achievement.
Editorial: Indian Educational Researcher Volume 8 Issue 1, January - June 2015
Dr. A. Alma Juliet Pamela
Editorial Notes January 19, 2015. Pages: 01-02.
"Certainty is the most vivid condition of ignorance and the most necessary condition for
knowledge". Research enquiry is full of challenges and uncertainties. The certainties of one
age are the research problems of the next. As McKenzie (1997} points out, 'research is
embedded in a churning vortex of constructive and destructive tensions in which old
educational 'certainties' are replaced by new 'certainties' (1997: 9). What is the relation
between epistemology and ontology are the key questions of the researchers.
Knowledge or epistemology is a treasure, but practice is the key to it. Educational researchers bring a wide range of theoretical perspectives to their work through their scientific research. Ontology and epistemology affects the methodology that underpins researchers work. Significantly methodology provides a rationale for the ways in which researchers conduct research activities. Epistemology is central to research endeavour. Epistemological and methodological concerns are implicated at every stage of the research process. The relation between epistemology and ontology is always questioned among researchers. Research can be established through the publication of findings in the journals of repute. Research should be future oriented and designed to benefit the stakeholders relatively than the researchers themselves.
This volume does contain a few research articles by teacher educators and research scholars which speak about epistemological contributions to research. Dr. Sarah Manickaraj and K. Magaveera Nagappa made a research on leveraging the perception of organisational climate and interpersonal relations and found that Life Skills Training Programme and Workplace Counselling will be effective to increase the perception of organizational climate and improve the Interpersonal Relations of the Junior Level managers and Middle level managers. Sony Francis C in her study on style of learning and thinking of graduate students in Kerala found that students to be independent lifelong learners, more integrated learning and thinking, with better processing skills on both brain hemisphere is essential. Dr. Smt. S. Malathi, and Smt.K.Usha, studied that there is significant effect of Concept Attainment Model over traditional method of teaching to higher secondary school students on Economics teaching. The linkage of official language and medium of instruction in work efficiency of government employees - a study" by K. L. Preetha showed that mother tongue as well as English can be used as administrative language for increasing work efficiency in Government departments. A study on the influence of health status of students on academic achievement by Beaulah Jayarani and Raphael Edward highlights that Health risks affect the academy of each student in middle, high & higher secondary school. Dr. F. L. Antony Gracious, F.L. Jasmine Anne Shyla made a study on Multi Techno Pedagogy for Mixed Ability Learner. Apart from the eight types of intelligence by Howard Gardner, a new theory of intelligence namely existential intelligence also exists in the field of education and claims that technology collaborated multiple intelligence will rock out the future education.
We express our sincere gratitude to contributors and we look forward to articles on philosophy of education, learning theory, technology and research on current issues. Quality articles based on reflections and reading will also be considered for publication.