RESEARCH
- is a careful, critical, disciplined inquiry, which varies in technique and method according to the nature and conditions of the problem identified, directed towards the clarification or resolution of a problem.
- is a systematic study of something for the purpose of answering questions raised by the researcher.
- is the process of gathering data or information to solve a particular of specific problem in a scientific manner.
CHARACTERISTICS OF RESEARCH
1. Research is SYSTEMATIC.
- it follows an orderly and sequential procedure.
2. Research is CONTROLLED.
- all variables are kept constant (not allowed to change)
3. Research is EMPIRICAL.
- all procedures are perceived in the same manner.
4. Research is ANALYTICAL.
- there is a critical analysis of all the data used.
5. Research is OBJECTIVE, UNBIASED, and LOGICAL.
- all findings and conclusions are logical based on empirical data.
6. Research employs HYPOTHESIS.
- it serves as a guide in the investigation process.
7. Research employs QUANTITATIVE or STATISTICAL METHODS.
- the data are transformed into numerical measures.
8. Research is ORIGINAL WORK.
- the data are gathered from first-hand sources.
9. Research is an ACCURATE INVESTIGATION, OBSERVATION, and DESCRIPTION.
- all conclusions are based on actual evidence.
10. Research requires COURAGE.
- researchers oftentimes undergo hazards, discomfort, threats, and the like.
GENERAL PURPOSE OF RESEARCH - The preservation and improvement of the quality of human life.
SPECIFIC PURPOSES AND GOALS OF RESEARCH
1. To discover new facts about known phenomena.
2. To find answers to problems which are only partially solved by existing methods and information.
3. To improve existing techniques and develop new instruments or products.
4. To discover previously unrecognized substances or elements.
5. To discover pathways of action of known substances.
6. To transform valid generalizations into