The Education Research and Evaluation Laboratory (ERE Lab), in collaboration with the Master and Doctoral Programs in Education Research and Evaluation at the Graduate School of Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, is once again hosting its fourth Webinar Series on Saturday, July 19th, 2025, with an intriguing theme: “Research Without Conducting Research.”

The event started with a warm welcome from the chief of the Education Research and Evaluation Laboratory, Dr. Widihastuti S.Pd., M.Pd. She conveyed the importance of continuing to bridge theory and research practice in the educational field while greeting and appreciating all participants from all over Indonesia. The vice Director of Planning, General Affairs, and Finance, Prof. Dr. Yudanto S.Pd.Jas., M.Pd. from the UNY Graduate School, expressed his appreciation for the participants’ enthusiasm of participants ranging from students, lecturers, academics, to practitioners from various fields.

The main agenda of this webinar was the presence of Kartianom, M.Pd.., a doctoral student of ERE study program and also a lecturer at IAIN Bone. He is active in researching and writing in various national and international journals. With a lighthearted yet substantive delivery style, Kartianom, M.Pd.., invited participants to explore the use of secondary data—particularly from PISA and the World Values Survey (WVS)—as a smart alternative for producing high-quality scientific publications without having to go through the long and complex process of collecting primary data.

Participants were not only invited to understand the concept and sources of secondary data, but also given practical guidance, ranging from how to download datasets, strategies for selecting variables, to steps for compiling relevant and contextual scientific articles. Kartianom also shared the ATM/Amati-Tiru-Modifikasi (Observe – Imitate – Modify) approach as a creative strategy in developing publications based on secondary data.

Through this webinar, it is expected that more young researchers and education practitioners will be encouraged to be more adaptive and creative in their work amid limited resources. Because ultimately, research is not about how sophisticated the methods we use are, but how significant their contribution is in addressing the real issues in society.