The adoption of innovative approach in research proposal development in the Management Sciences of the Higher Education sector
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Date
2022-03-03
Authors
Zondo, Robert Walter Dumisani
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Publisher
International Journal of Special Education
Abstract
Several innovative factors transforming higher education provide opportunities of changing its
context. This influence the sector to continuously learn new ways of conducting business and
introduce innovative methods in its post- graduate research-based teaching. Thus, the future
of academia in Higher Education lies in the continuous search for innovative methods of
evaluating students’ research proposal. This sentiment underpins the significance of the
Research Proposal Evaluation Tool (REPRET). REPRET is a computer-based innovative tool
that assists emerging research supervisors (or promoters) in the management sciences in
evaluating students’ research proposals effectively. It has built-in functions that provide
technical and methodological guides regarding students’ proposals. It assists students in
improving the quality of their research proposals, the efficiency of research proposal
development, as well as throughput. It is a Microsoft Excel-based tool managed by the
research supervisor (or promoter), covers various sections of the research proposal and is
compatible with quantitative, qualitative and mixed paradigms. The contribution of REPRET
as an innovative tool relies on higher education’s ability to adapt to new processes. REPRET
represents an innovative practice in education. It helps the higher educational sector,
particularly the management sciences, to achieve competitive advantage and higher
performance.
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1303 Specialist Studies in Education, Higher education sector, Management sciences, Research innovation, Research proposal evaluation tool (REPRET), Throughput
Citation
Zondo, R.W.D. 2022. The adoption of innovative approach in research proposal development in the Management Sciences of the Higher Education sector. International Journal of Special Education. 37(3): 8257-8269 (13).