Research Problem FOR PRACTICAL RESEARCH.pptx

RESEARCH SUBJECT

1. Crafting the Research Problem and the Research Title

2. RATIONALE/BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY RATIONALE an explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena an underlying reason : basis

3. Rationale/Background of the Study Research justification is considered as the initial step in writing a research paper. This step involves the skill on how the researcher will provide the readers with critical background or contextual information that introduces the research topic.

4. T he Research Problem The Research Problem In starting with a research project, the researcher must have a clear problem in mind. A research problem refers to a statement that promptly suggests for conducting an investigation.

5. The Research Problem The research must deal with some concerns in a particular field that may need an improvement or a solution. The researcher must also observe gaps in existing scholarly literature, theories, and practices in order to come up with a good and relevant research problem.

6. Sources of Research Problem: Theory Practitioners Personal Experience Relevant Literature

7. Guidelines in Formulating the Research Problem A. External Criteria Novelty Availability of Participants Support of the Academic Community Availability & Adequacy of Facilities & Equipment Ethical Considerations

8. Guidelines in Formulating the Research Problem B. Internal Criteria Qualifications of the Researcher Motivation & Interest of the Researcher Time Factor Cost & Returns Hazards & Handicaps

9. Research Title A research title should help the readers to see the main idea as well as the summary of the whole study. Further, it usually contains fewest possible words that can bring understanding of the content and the purpose of the study among the readers.

10. Research Title 1. It should be limited only to substantive words such as the phenomenon under investigation, the participants, and the setting of the study. 2. It should use words that can create a positive impression among the readers. Avoid using abbreviations as well as some word constructions such as: “method,” “result,” and “investigation.”

11. Research Title 3. It should be in the form of a phrase with correct use of capitalization, that is, the first letter appeared in the title as well as the first letter of each noun, adjective, verb, adverb word should be capitalized. 4. It should be concise by adequately implying the participants and the coverage of the study.

12. Examples of Research Titles 1. The ‘Need to Transcend’: A Phenomenological Study on the Lived Experiences of Millennial Teachers ( Lacdo -O et al., 2018) 2. The Educated Citizen: Cultural and Gender Capital in the Schooling of Aetas ’ Children in the Municipality of Janiuay ( Moralista & Delariarte , 2014) 11

13. Characteristics of a Good Research Title It should  predict the content of the research paper . It should be  interesting to the reader . It should  reflect the tone of the writing . It should  contain important keywords  that will make it easier to be located during a keyword search.

14. Examples of Research Titles 3. Local Studies Centers: Transforming History, Culture and Heritage in the Philippines (Perez & Templanza , 2012) 4. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s Political Speeches: A Critical Discourse Analysis ( Remorosa , 2018)

15. Examples of Research Titles 5. This Too Shall Pass: A Grounded Theory Study of Filipino Cancer Survivorship (de Guzman et al., 2012)

16. Good Practice or Bad Practice? 1. Harold conducts a study which has already been done in his school with similar objective and participants. 2. Jessica pursues her study because she observes that there are existing research gaps in her field of interest. 3. Gerald plans to consult the SPED teachers in his community in order to know the focus of his study regarding the life of SPED students

17. Good or Bad Practice? 4. Joana secures the approval of the school administrator before subjecting her perceived problem into a study. 5. The research problem proposed by Ulysses requires more time and may exceed the target time frame when it is subjected into a study. 6. In the formulation of his research title, Willy includes only essential words and variables of the study.

18. Good or Bad Practice? 7. To make her research title appears brief, April used the abbreviation of a terminology. 8. Bea capitalizes all the first letters of each noun, adjective, verb , & pronoun word appearing in her research title. 9. Xian includes his participants and the setting of the study in his research title.