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<aside> <img src="/icons/light-bulb_pink.svg" alt="/icons/light-bulb_pink.svg" width="40px" /> A research journal is a tool to reflect on your learning and research journey. Reflection should ideally let you discovering insights, not only about the topic you are researching, but also your whole process.
This should help to review and revise your process to improve outcome, quality and speed.
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“A research diary is often described in research methodology literature as a way to log decisions made and write down reflections on the research process.” (Engin 2011, p. 297)
“a meditational space for the teacher to make connections between the emotions and cognition” (Johnson 2007, in Engin 2011, p. 297)
The main point of these scholars is that it is all too easy to forget feelings and decisions made at a particular time in the past. A journal serves as an anchor for these thoughts, feelings and decisions. They argue that the journal can then act as a catalyst for discussion which leads to “epistemological awareness” as the diary writer realizes how their own knowledge is created. (Engin 2011, p. 297)
Basically all the database documents flagged “Session” in the Student Hub Database Central’s “Type” property, are part of your Research Journal, and not only the documents flagged “Research Journal”.
They are meant to store your session notes and possibly your later reflection of the session’s topic.
You will also find several useful database templates to get started with your very own research journal.
Go to How to keep a Research Journal (WIP) for more info how to work with a research journal.
ENGIN, Marion, 2011. Research Diary: A Tool for Scaffolding. International Journal of Qualitative Methods [online]. 1 September 2011. Bd. 10, Nr. 3, S. 296–306. [Zugriff am: 5 Juli 2024]. DOI 10.1177/160940691101000308. Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1177/160940691101000308