{"id":5170,"date":"2026-10-13T22:58:15","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T12:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifespan.education\/?page_id=5170"},"modified":"2026-10-28T10:39:38","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T00:39:38","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lifespan.education\/zh\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"\u79d1\u7814\u7ecf\u5386"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5170\" class=\"elementor elementor-5170\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7153d81a elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"7153d81a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:100}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-62bb041f\" data-id=\"62bb041f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-550063db elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"550063db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u79d1\u7814\u7ecf\u5386<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c811b9e elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c811b9e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f869b\" data-id=\"1f869b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbdacf3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bbdacf3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Approach to Research<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51b14cda elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"51b14cda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Our work brings us into contact with people and experiences that raise questions about what it means to be human. We believe these questions are worth careful inquiry.<\/p><p>Lifespan Education seeks to contribute to independent research rather than establish itself as a research institution. We may identify questions, share our practices and observations, facilitate participation, and provide resources to support research.<\/p><p>We recognise that human experiences are complex and that understanding particular persons and relationships can be just as important as identifying broader patterns. We welcome different research approaches that help deepen this understanding.<\/p><p>We respect the independence of researchers, including their freedom to interpret evidence and reach conclusions that challenge our own assumptions. Our participation in research is not intended to validate our work, but to contribute to knowledge that may benefit others.<\/p><p><strong>We walk alongside researchers, participating in the search for understanding without needing to determine what is discovered.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3a3a2b5e elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"3a3a2b5e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:100}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-68482c24\" data-id=\"68482c24\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c674b3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c674b3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifespan.education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/pexels-amed-yousif-176431-13243411.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-5177\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifespan.education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/pexels-amed-yousif-176431-13243411.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifespan.education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/pexels-amed-yousif-176431-13243411.jpg?resize=75%2C75&amp;ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lifespan.education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/pexels-amed-yousif-176431-13243411.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-175409dc\" data-id=\"175409dc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d363994 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1d363994\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PROJECT: Understanding Human Interaction on Social Media<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-699cd69e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"699cd69e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; text-decoration-thickness: auto; text-decoration-style: solid;\" data-start=\"839\" data-end=\"1030\">In 2026, Lifespan Education commissioned an independent evaluation of our Founder&#8217;s TikTok community <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@growingwithleong\">@growingwithleong<\/a>, conducted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.groundedtheoryonline.com\/helen-scott\/\">Dr Helen Scott of Grounded Solutions Ltd (UK)<\/a>.<\/p><p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">The study uses Grounded Theory methodology to examine how interactions between a social media content creator and viewers develop, and how these interactions contribute to the nature of an online social space.<\/p><p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifespan.education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Participant-Information-Sheet-Evaluation-@growingwithleong.pdf\">Participant Information Sheet<\/a><\/p><div><h2>Research Outputs<\/h2><p><em>Practicing Humanity through TikTok: A Grounded Theory<\/em><strong><br \/><\/strong>Grounded Theory conference, 22\u201323 September 2026<br \/>Research presented by Dr Helen Scott, describing the methodology and emerging theory.<\/p><div><a href=\"https:\/\/lifespan.education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TikTok-Abstract-09.26.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">Read abstract<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Q6rdP-2t15g&amp;utm_source=chatgpt.com\">Watch presentation<\/a><\/div><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><p>Further outputs:<\/p><p>In preparation<br \/>Further research outputs will be added as they become available.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f50866f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f50866f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Research Our Approach to Research Our work brings us into contact with people and experiences that raise questions about what it means to be human. 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