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CHAPTER 1

THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND

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INTRODUCTION

Guide Questions: (Write your answers in paragraphs to form an introduction)

What is the RATIONALE of the problem?

What is the SETTING of the problem?

What is the basic LITERATURE FOUNDATION of the study?

How SERIOUS is the chosen research PROBLEM?

What is the GENERAL OBJECTIVE of the problem?

What is the OVERALL PURPOSE of the problem?

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

The purpose of this (narrative, phenomenological, grounded theory, ethnographic, case) study is

to (understand, describe, develop, discover) the (central phenomenon of the study) for (the participants) at

(the site). At the stage in the research, the (central phenomenon) will be generally defined as (a general

definition of the central concept) (Creswell and Clark, 2014). Specifically, this research paper aims to

answer the following sub-problems:

1. What is…

2. What is…

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3. What is…

SCOPE AND DELIMITATION

Discuss the COVERAGE of your study in the first paragraph.

Discuss the RESTRICTIONS of your study in the first paragraph.

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

Enumerate the beneficiaries of your study then explain briefly how each of them would benefit.

(Check the sample paper for reference)

DEFINITION OF TERMS

Arrange the important and unfamiliar terms alphabetically then provide each term’s definition.

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