As you have learned this week, every research study includes a problem statement (sometimes referred to as a purpose statement). The problem statement introduces the issue to be studied and explains why it is important. Writing a problem statement is an important initial step in research because it guides the entire study, including the methodology the researcher will use to collect, analyze, and report the data. For your purposes, it will guide the review of the research literature you will undertake in the next few weeks.
Clarifying the focus of a research problem often entails revising and redefining the problem, and your colleagues can be of immense value in helping you sort through your thought process. Use the feedback you received during this week’s Discussion to polish your problem statement and formulate your research question(s) just as a formal researcher would do.
For this assignment, you will formulate a general problem statement concerning the issue you described in your Discussion posting. Remember that a general problem statement tells the reader what your focus will be, what the context is, and why the problem is significant.
- Construct a general problem statement that:
- Tells the reader what the focus will be
- Describes the context or problem
- Explains why the problem is significant
- Identifies the stakeholders to whom you might present the solution to this problem
- Then, formulate two to four specific research question(s) based on this problem.
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