What is research? Practices in the arts, research, and curricula
Because faculty and students have so many wide-ranging experiences, academic trajectories, and disciplinary backgrounds, they don’t necessarily have the same set of concepts in mind when it comes to talking about research, what it means, or how it’s done. For many, “research” is an abstract, culturally constructed concept. With many different definitions and experiences, it can be critical to build a shared foundation for understanding — especially when issues of “what counts” as knowledge, tenure and promotion, and research process are at stake.
Source: Alliance for the Arts in Research Universities (a2ru)
Link: https://www.a2ru.org/projects/research-brief-what-is-research/