METHODS OF RESEARCH DOCX

Title	METHODS OF RESEARCH
Author	Gene Marie Sumaculob
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METHODS OF RESEARCH  Research is a systematic and refined technique of thinking, employing specialized tools, instruments, and procedures in order to obtain a more adequate solution to a problem than would be possible.  Research is also defined as “systematic, controlled, empirical, inquiry, subje...

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METHODS OF RESEARCH Research is a systematic and refned technique of thinking, employing specialized tools, instruments, and procedures in order to obtain a more adequate solution to a problem than would be possible. Research is also defned as "systematic, controlled, empirical, inquiry, subject-topic, problem-solving and method. The key concepts of words in these defnitions can explain the very nature and characteristics of research. Nature of Research. 1. Systematic – points to the need to examine topics on a step-by-step procedure rather than to plunge haphazardly into sources of data, following the generally accepted principles and practices of research 2. Controlled – the degree to which the observation are controlled and alternative explanations of the outcomes are ruled out. 3. Empirical – points to the need to gather factual data and to test subjective reality and have the fndings open to further scrutiny and testing. 4. Inquiry – the "why" of the research, focused on the need to investigate and search for truth and knowledge, which separates research from everyday ways of learning. 5. Subject/Topic – the "what" of research which includes the scope covering the phenomenon of its problem with some limits of the investigation. 6. Problem solving – the essence of research in fnding out the answer to the problem raised more specifcally, addressing the objectives formulated. 7. Method – the "how" of research which explains the means to an end or arriving at data specifying the designs, identifying samples/respondents of the study, preparing the tools/instruments for data gathering, procedures and statistical treatment of the gathered data. Purpose of Research The principal goal of research is the preservation and improvement of the quality of human life. 1...