What is “Body of Knowledge” in Research?
It Refers to a complete system whereby all professionals, scholars and scientists contribute collectively their expertise and skills. As such, it demands that any new professionals who would like to be part of this system must contribute new knowledge into the existing system in order to be recognised as a member of that professional system (body of knowledge).Have you heard about the contribution of a PhD thesis to the body of knowledge? Yea….. the author of the PhD thesis must contribute a new skill, new knowledge into the existing system so that he/she can be recognised as a professional member of the body of knowledge. That’s why it is called “Body of Knowledge” or (B.O.K).