A Message from the Editors: Geography Education Research and Research Funding
Date
2002
Authors
Stoltman, Joseph P.
DeChano, Lisa M.
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Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
The Grosvenor Center for Geographic Education
Abstract
Research that is of high quality and that presents meaningful results requires resources. Requests for Proposals (RFPs), invitations to participate in innovative programs, and floating an interesting research idea past a private or governmental funding agency are the means that we normally consider. On this side of the editors' desks, it is apparent to us that the resources required for quality research in geographic education come from a range of sources.
The most common source of funding that moves a research project to completion is human capital. Yes, most research that is submitted is completed by a scholar or scholarly team. The researchers have used their own time in completing the research. There are few citations, such as “This research was funded by a major grant from ...” on the title page indicating that external resources were used. One could argue whether or not research should rely on the personal capital of the researcher in terms of time and skill. However, in geographic education the reality is that personal capital is what gets a research project underway, sees it to completion, and presents it as a manuscript. It seems that the personal/professional resources for research in geography education are going to be dominant in the foreseeable future. (The equation: total personal/professional capital in terms of time and necessary resources is greater than those procured by research funding).
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Keywords
research funding, geographic education, funding agencies
Citation
Stoltman, J. P., & DeChano, L. M. (2002). A message from the editors: Geography education research and research funding. Research in Geographic Education, 4(1), pp. 1-4.