MODULE 4: The Research Problem Flashcards
what are the four (4) CHARACTERISTICS of a good qualitative research?
- feasibility
- novelty
- ethics
- relevance
what is FEASIBILITY?
- an ADEQUATE NUMBER OF SUBJECTS to be interviewed and at the same time an ADEQUATE TECHNICAL EXPERTISE on any scope of topic that is INTERESTING ENOUGH and can be MANAGED by the researcher.
what is NOVELTY?
- newness of a topic, either to confirm or to refute previous finding or to extend a new finding to previous studies.
what is ETHICS?
- assurance of giving due respect to the participants of the research in making sure they only experience minimal harm, and without intruding into their privacy.
what is RELEVANCE?
- significant contributions of the investigation to scientific knowledge, and in the development of some policies and actions intended for future research directions
what are the three (3) BASIC COMPONENTS of a good qualitative research?
- the ideal situation (this is where you provide the history of the issue and the ideal scenario that can exist)
- the main problem (this is where you NOT ONLY INFORM what the problem is, but also answer what the problem is, and where, why and,when it occurs)
- the scope of the problem (this is where you DEFINE THE EXTENT of your study and give a brief overview of the kind of methodology you would be using to work out for the solution and provide justifications for the selection of this study and the consequences that may be entailed.)
this is where you provide the history of the issue and the IDEAL scenario that can exist
- ideal situation
this is where you NOT ONLY inform what the problem is, but also answer what the problem is, where, why and when it occurs.
- main problem
this is where you DEFINE THE EXTENT of your study and give a brief overview of the methodology you would be using to get the solution
- the scope of the problem
what are the five (5) CRITERIA for EVALUATING Qualitative Research?
- the problem should NOT BE too GENERAL or SPECIFIC
- the problem should be AMENABLE to CHANGES as data are being collected and analyzed
- the problem should not be BIASED with restrictive assumptions or DESIRED findings
- the problem should be written in HOW and WHAT forms to focus on describing the phenomena
- the problem should include a CENTRAL QUESTION as well as the participants and the site
what are the five (5) STEPS IN DEVELOPING a RESEARCH PROBLEM?
- SELECTION OF RESEARCH TOPIC – a list of ideas can be classified as interesting topics
- CONTEMPLATING THE IDEAS – explore the phenomena by examining the problem’s precipitating factors
- NARROWING THE TOPIC- once a research topic has been specified and contemplated, the researcher must then narrow it down to develop a research problem by generating questions from the research topic.
- REVIEWING THE RELATED LITERATURE – this stage sheds light on the problem by illuminating the topic and identification of what is known and what is not known about the research problem
- WRITING THE STATEMENT RESEARCH PROBLEM – expressed in an interrogatory statement such as “what are the burnout experiences of elementary teachers” which serves as a guide to the researcher in the course of designing the study in work culture.
what are the six (6) ELEMENTS in qualitative research?
- literature on the research topic that can provoke the research
- scope of the problem
- importance and relevance of the problem
- discipline that can be influenced by the study
- general characteristics or profile of the participants of the study
- overall goal or aim of the study or the question to be answered
the ____ _____ should be evocative – should catch the interest of the readers and be drawn into the proposed study that engages with challenging topics
- research question
the ____ _____ should be relevant – clearly demonstrated relevance of research question to society, a social group, or scholarly literature
- research question
the ____ ____ should be clear — short, conceptually straightforward and jargon-free that is based on theoretical foundation
- research question
