UNIT 3 FORMULATING A RESEARCH PROBLEM

1 Identifying a Qualitative Research Problem

2 Writing a Research Statement for Qualitative Researh

3 Setting the Scope and Limitation of a Qualitative Research

4 Identifying the Significance of a Qualitative Research Topic

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1 Identifying a Qualitative Research Problem
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1 Identifying a Qualitative Research Problem
Studies always start with a problem to solve.
Read available source materials about your topic to identify what
is already known and what is still unknown about your topic. A
good research problem is usually based on unknown information
about the topic.
Consider the constraints or limitations, such as time and budget,
when refining the research problem.
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1 Identifying a Qualitative Research Problem

Narrowing Down a General or Broad Topic

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1 Identifying a Qualitative Research Problem
To guide you in writing a working study title, answer the following
questions:
What is the study all about?
What type of research will it use?
Who is involved in the research?
Where will the study happen?
Is the proposed study relevant?
Research Title
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2 Writing a Research Statement for Qualitative Researh

RESEARCH PROBLEM AND RESEARCH QUESTIONS

A research problem is a general expression of what you

want to investigate.
Research questions are specific inquiries that are
enumerated to answer the research problem.
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2 Writing a Research Statement for Qualitative Researh
A research problem is a general expression of what you
want to investigate.
Basically, this should be able to summarize
everything about your research: topic, population
and sample, variables, location, objectives, and
methods.
Usually, research problems are written in the
declarative form.
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Research questions are specific inquiries that are
enumerated to answer the research problem.
Research questions break down the problem into
smaller parts.
Research questions are written in interrogative
form.
This is an important part of your study since it
should be guiding and dictating the flow of your
research in resolving the research problem.
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2 Writing a Research Statement for Qualitative Researh
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3 Setting the Scope and Limitation of a Qualitative Research
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3 Setting the Scope and Limitation of a Qualitative Research
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3 Setting the Scope and Limitation of a Qualitative Research
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3 Setting the Scope and Limitation of a Qualitative Research

Which question reflects the limitations of a study?

1. Who are the general population of your observation?

2. What kind of data are available on the topic?
3. What methods are you going to include in your study?

4. What are the budgetary constraints in doing the study?

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3 Setting the Scope and Limitation of a Qualitative Research
You are going to research the learning experiences of high
school students in Batangas, Philippines. Which would you
write as part of the delimitation?
1. High school students in Batangas, Philippines
2. Grade 11 and 12 students of public high schools in Batangas,
Philippines
3. Students in Batangas, Philippines
4. Public high school students in Batangas, Philippines
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3 Setting the Scope and Limitation of a Qualitative Research
Which of the following is the scope of the topic: “Effects of
social media on academic performance”?
1. time spent on social media by senior high school students
2. most popular social networking sites for senior high school
students
3. public features in social networking sites by senior high school
students
4. use of Internet applications by senior high school students
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3 Setting the Scope and Limitation of a Qualitative Research
All of these describe the importance of defining the scope,
limitations, and delimitations of the study, except:
1. They discuss the outcomes of your study.
2. They identify the boundaries of your study.
3. They explain the use of specific methods in your study.
4. They specify the focus of your study.
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3 Setting the Scope and Limitation of a Qualitative Research
Which of the following is not a part of setting the limitations
of the study?
1. defining the target participants
2. describing the missing statistical data
3. considering the budget constraints
4. discussing the restrictions in literature
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4 Identifying the Significance of a Qualitative Research Topic
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SIGNIFICANCE OF A QUALITATIVE RESEARCH TOPIC

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SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

The section of research paper describes the
importance of the study to its stakeholders.

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IMPORTANCE OF THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

Identifying the significance of the research
provides justifications on why the study needs to
be conducted.

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BASIS OF THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

the need to address conflicting results from
previous research
unresolved gaps in information
recommendations from prior studies
arising interest trends
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STAKEHOLDERS OF A STUDY
These are persons, individuals, groups, or organizations
that affect or are affected by the conduct of the
research.
Stakeholders are individuals or groups of people that may
be positively or negatively affected by the research.

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BENEFICIARIES OF A STUDY
These are the individuals, groups, or
organizations that are positively affected by the
research.

LESSON 4
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the researcher himself

the individuals or groups whose knowledge and awareness
about the topic will be increased due to the research
the organization(s) that will make use of the information in the
research study
the community that may craft policies or enhance their
knowledge based on the findings of the study

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BENEFITS OF A STUDY
Benefits of the research are the positive impacts
of the research to individuals or groups.

LESSON 4