The phrase "alternative research" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to research methods or approaches that differ from traditional or mainstream practices.
Example: "The conference will focus on alternative research methods that challenge conventional scientific paradigms."
Alternatives: "non-traditional research" or "innovative research methods".
We propose that researchers use triangulation of alternative research philosophies to identify interesting new phenomena, provide alternative perspectives to complex problems, and gain a richer and more holistic understanding of complex project management problems.
Philip Kitcher in his (1993) was concerned to offer an alternative to the strong programme's proposal that controversy and the persistence of alternative research programs were a function of the varying social or ideological commitments of researchers.
A handout of alternative research assignments is available at the GSI Teaching & Resource Center.
Finally, some subsequently alternative research ideas are proposed to reveal salt deposition mechanisms.
Opponents are pressing for what they call an ethically responsible alternative: research on adult stem cells, which are derived from blood, bone marrow and various other tissues.
We have legislated so that experimentation is only permitted when there is no alternative research technique and when the expected benefits outweigh any possible adverse effects.
In a White House position paper, officials pressed for consideration of alternative research strategies that would be "free of the ethical violations of embryo destruction".
An overarching theme is that these alternative research traditions should be understood as approaches to different scientific problems.
Nevertheless, the hypothesis that sugar causes kidney disease remains plausible, and alternative research designs may be needed.
Our objective is to fill this gap, collating the best possible estimates of the costs of alternative research funding methods to inform the ongoing policy debate.
Wilson also had research training and experience in qualitative and historical research methods, with a special interest in alternative research methods.
