2.1 BACKGROUND OF THE PROBLEM
2.1 BACKGROUND OF THE PROBLEM
THE PROBLEM
IDENTIFYING THE PROBLEM AND ASKING THE QUESTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
• It provide context to the information
discussed throughout the research
process.
• will deliberate your statement of the
problem, rationale, and research
questions.
• It links the introduction to your
3 Elements of the
Background of the Study
1. The problem itself
• stated clearly and with
enough contextual detail to
establish why it is important
2. The method of solving the
problem
• often stated as a claim or a
working thesis
3. The purpose
• statement of objectives and
scope of document the writer is
preparing
Research Problem
is a statement about an area of
concern, a condition to be improved, a
difficulty to be eliminated, or a
troubling question that exists in
scholarly literature, in theory, or in
practice that points to the need for
meaningful understanding and
deliberate investigation.