Not every idea becomes research.
At CRI, work is recognized as research
only when it meets the conditions below.
Research begins with a question—not an opinion or a topic. Claims must be examinable through data, texts, observation, or scholarship.
Without method, work does not move forward. Research requires a structure that allows assumptions to be questioned and decisions revisited.
Research is not a recap of what already exists. It must clarify what changes, what is added, or what becomes newly understood.
Research standards do not hold by intention alone.
At CRI, they are maintained by mentors who agree to work within this framework.
Mentors at CRI are not responsible for student satisfaction. They are responsible for the integrity of the work. Progress occurs only when the research meets the standard— not when time has passed or sessions have been completed.
Mentors who work with CRI do so across multiple cycles of research. This continuity ensures that standards are not reinterpreted, diluted, or lowered over time.
Mentorship at CRI is not defined by how much is explained. It is defined by when guidance is withheld, when revision is required, and when work is deemed complete.
Research does not end with participation.
When work is carried through—
from a question that can be examined,
through a method that holds,
to revision that does not stop early—
it takes form.
Work at CRI is carried through the full research arc and brought to a form that can be read, questioned, and evaluated independently. Completion is not symbolic. It is structural.
Beyond the paper, students leave with a way of thinking— how to frame questions, test assumptions, and remain accountable to their own reasoning.
Some research does not end at completion. Depending on its direction and depth, certain work continues— into extended projects, further study, or advanced research pathways. These are not options offered in advance. They are outcomes that emerge.
At CRI, work does not begin with enrollment.
Before any program, we assess whether
a student’s interest can become research,
and whether the student is prepared to carry the work through.
