It includes identifying both the broad context within which the issue is embedded, and a discrete, answerable question as its focus. Research is strongly influenced by the cultural biases and filters of the researcher, including problem identification, formulation, and interpretation of results. Research involves more than gathering data or information, documenting resources or summarizing other people's ideas. Research needs to contribute new knowledge whether through empirical, conceptual or theoretical means. Research originates with a question or problem.
Research requires a clear articulation of a goal.
3 Research follows a specific plan of procedure. Research usually divides the principal problem into more manageable subproblems. Research is guided by the specific research problem, question, or hypothesis. Research accepts certain critical assumptions. Research requires the collection and interpretation of data in attempting to resolve the problem that initiated the research.