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What Is Research

Research involves systematic investigation using standardized approaches and ordered steps to discover new information, concepts, or knowledge. It plays an important role in higher education by helping to solve problems and drive development. The overall goal of research is to answer questions or solve issues by proceeding from the known to the unknown.

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What Is Research

Research involves systematic investigation using standardized approaches and ordered steps to discover new information, concepts, or knowledge. It plays an important role in higher education by helping to solve problems and drive development. The overall goal of research is to answer questions or solve issues by proceeding from the known to the unknown.

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What is Research?

Over the years, many experts have given their own definitions of the word “research”. Different
perspectives on the subject have been adopted that resulted in the following definitions:
1. Research follows a step-by-step process investigation that uses a standardized approach in
answering questions or solving problems (Polit & Beck, 2004).
2. Research plays an important role in tertiary education. There are many problems confronted
by higher education, development is realized through research. After all, its main purpose is to
answer a question or to solve an issue (Palispis, 2004).
3. Research is a continuous undertaking of making known the unknown (Sanchez, 2002). It
entails an investigation of new facts leading to the discovery of new ideas, methods, or
improvements. It is an attempt to widen one’s outlook in life. It always proceeds from the known
to the unknown. Thus, the end of research is to arrive at a new birth.
4. Research is an investigation following ordered steps leading to a discovery of new
information or concepts (Sanchez, 1999).
5. Research is a very careful investigation of something that purports the contribution of
additional or new knowledge and wisdom (Bassey, as cited by Coleman & Briggs, 2002).
Research is a tested approach of thinking and employing validated instruments and steps in order to
obtain a more adequate solution to a problem that is otherwise impossible to address under ordinary
means (Crawford, as cited by Alcantara & Espina, 1995).

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