Research

In imagine if you could research any topic under the sun what would it be? That has been the question I have contemplating all of this week, initially I thought that this should something I should quickly be able to answer and I am finding myself stumped by the magnitude of possible answers. Quite honestly if I were to be given the opportunity to step outside of myself and be allowed to research any question I would chose to follow another passionate area of my life ; the military as a spouse of a soldier I am immersed in a lifestyle that I am not on control of and as such much of the outcomes that have resulted in my own personal family have been because of my husband's service.  I would want to do a detailed study of past and present families to see truly how deployments and moves and etc... have affected their lives, careers, emotions  and the like. I know it is affecting my own there are positive but with all good there is some bad that one must learn to be resilient through. 

Research Process: A Beginning

Research Process

I have begun the process of research by thinking of two topics that interests me the most in education. The topics that I have begun with are special education and diversity. More specifically diversity in special education, after much thought over the last week, I am feeling that as a topic I should focus more on diversity or more on special education. As an educator I am extremely passionate about  both topics as a parent of two children with various special needs as well as working, living as a military spouse I recognize the need for diversity in education. In each topic there is value yet I don't want to place too much of myself in the topics and forget about the questions that I am trying to research out in order to further my understanding in education. 

I am frustrated in my own self through this process, because I cannot seem to focus on which way my research should go.  Since the process of researching on a topic of my own choosing is  a very new process its harder to figure out which way I would I like to go and what questions I want to answer since I have so many. Any advice would be great in this area. How to begin to narrow down my research to manageable topics of discussion ?  

As I am beginning this process I am sure this is a process that I am going to grow from and learn, I am open to all suggestions. It is more that a little disconcerting but I am truly enjoying the learning process.