Abstract
In this paper I report a study of the conceptions of research held by a sample of doctoral students at an Australian research-intensive university. I take a unique approach by using metaphor analysis to study the students' conceptions. The students in this study were recruited for an on-line survey in which they answered questions relating to their conceptions of research. I arrived at four categories that I have labelled research is explorative, research is constructive, research is spatial, and research is organic.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 971-983 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Qualitative Report |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - Jul 2011 |