The diary contains information about the researcher, what the researcher does, and the process of research. It complements the data yielded by the research methodology. To provide material for reflection. To provide data on the research process. To record the development of your reseearch skills.
Researchers use the research diary as a tool to reflect on their research practices.
The research diary is an important tool in participatory action research, which can be used by all participants, whether their primary interest is research, professional practice or social change. Keeping a diary is a useful means to explore your practices, provide a mirror in which you find yourself reflected, get practice and gain confidence in recording research and writing, be empowered as a researcher through sharing experience with peers, engage in supportive but critical interaction between peers and participants. How It is important to write in the diary regularly. Make a diary entry even if you do nothing else towards the project in a given week. Some people use exercise books or bound notebooks for their diary.