A primary goal of mental health education is to increase awareness. This involves teaching children what mental health means, and how to maintain positive mental health. It is vital that youth understand the concept of self-care and that they are responsible for their own mental health.
2. Learning Outcomes
At the end of this chapter, the learner should be able to:
Design a research useful in daily life;
Write a research title;
Describe background of research;
State research questions;
Indicate scope and delimitation of the study;
Cite benefits and beneficiaries of the study; and
Present written statement of the problem.
5. Introduction
You must have deduced from your
readings, exercises done, further studies
completed in Research 1 (Qualitative
Research) that research is as good as its
seeking answers to questions or even
solutions to problems of daily living.
Better yet, research is as good as its finding
finding answers or solves the real-world
phenomena.
6. The word “research” typically
calls to mind mathematical
formulas that describe the ever
expanding natural phenomena,
human behavior, and the like. But
these discoveries and technical
procedures have positive effects
and consequences for many
aspects of our lives that are far
more numerous and important
than what we imagine.
7. Research affects society and the lives of
each one of us each day of our lives. The way
we perceive the world, the way we experience
relationships with others, the way society is
organized and governed, and a lot more are
influenced by the ever-expanding frontiers of
knowledge. For us to make sense of our world
and even of our own lives, we need research.
For different branches of knowledge or
disciplines, as well as corporations,
government organizations, or NGO’s in search
for answers to phenomena, people do
research.
8. Possible Research Topics Related to Daily Life
Age-old problems on poverty alleviation, unemployment, homelessness,
homelessness, gender equality, population aging, childcare, development of the
of the youth, all forms of violence, online or cybercrimes, the traffic situation,
situation, preservation and protection of the environment, livelihood projects,
projects, entrepreneurial ventures, health care, social security, and a lot more have
more have been investigated from several angels. But seemingly, authorities have
authorities have come up with mere “band aid” solutions, like the government’s
government’s Pantawid Pamilya program, for example. To alleviate the growing
growing menace Metro Manila’s traffic has caused on the people’s sanity, the
the economy, the industry, and the like, experiments and more experiments are
experiments are done each day in search for the best solutions to these problems.
problems. The VAW (Violence Against Women) desk is a product of extensive
extensive research. And so is the final stamp of approval on the senior citizens’
citizens’ increase in SSS pension.
9. Approaching problems from the interdisciplinary
point of view and sharing knowledge gathered in
different areas has remained a big challenge to
researchers. The most innovative research is the kind
that operates on the areas between different disciplines.
This gives rise to a new interactive model whereby
practical research raises new theoretical questions
which give rise to further research.
Suffice it to say that one of the keys to a better
life, health, well-being, individual, national and global
prosperity and well-being is research. No organization,
big or small, will approve or implement any program or
action without a well-done research backed up by valid
and reliable findings.
10. For example, where clinical trials are concerned,
research is a legal requirement for pharmaceutical companies
to obtain marketing authorization (i.e. permission to sell new
drugs, until they have proved to the relevant authorities that
the drug is safe and effective). Moreover, carefully organized
research enable researchers to consider external factors which
might influence research results. For example, before
concluding that green tea is good for x, y, or z, it is important
to ensure that the tea drinkers studied do not have something
else (i.e., other than drinking tea) in common such as being
more physically active than non-tea drinkers or being
vegetarians, which might equally affect findings.
Dedicating our lives to research means making study
and experiment our profession; needless to say, these
activities lead to the acquisition of knowledge.
11. Deciding on a Research Topic
Now, let us move on to the Senior High School track
you are enrolled in.
Before you make a final decision on your topic, reflect
on these questions, as you did when you went through
your qualitative study:
1. What area/s not covered in classroom
lessons/discussions do I still want to
know/investigate in my specific track?
2. If I do this research project, how useful will it be to
me as a senior high school graduate and to the
community where I belong, and even to the larger
community, the Philippines, ASEAN, and the world?
12. It cannot be overemphasized that your research project will be
worth all the planning, execution of plans, resources in time,
manpower and budget if it will reflect or concretize your knowledge
skills, as well as attitudes, as a successful senior high school
graduate in your specific track, and if it will contribute to the well-
being or progress of the beneficiaries of your study:
ABM – Accounting, Business, and
Mathematics
STEM – Science, Technology, Engineering, and
Mathematics
HUMSS – Humanities and the Social Sciences
Sports
Technical/Vocational
Information and Communication Technology
Arts and Design
Technology/Livelihood/Entrepreneurship
13.
14. INTRODUCTION
As pointed out in Book 1, the research
topic or research title is not like manna
that will fall from heaven, and presto!
You have a title!
A research title, or research project, is a
product of real-world observations,
dilemmas, wide reading, selective
viewing (television programs, films,
documentaries, videos, etc.) meaningful
interactions with significant others, and
deep reflection.
15. The title of the research is the research
problem or inquiry in capsule form. Great care
must be taken in the formulation of the
research title. It must clearly reflect the topic
of investigation. And it must be original, clear,
concise or specific.
When you finally decide on a research
topic, make sure that your research topic and
research questions match. Too broad topics
will lead you nowhere. In order to narrow
down broad topics to specific ones, the
purpose or intent of the study must be clear.
16.
17.
18. Techniques in Narrowing Down a
Topic Into a Research Question
As seen in Book 1 (Qualitative Research), Neuman (2007)
19. 1. Examine the literature. Published articles are an excellent
level source of specificity of ideas and for research questions.
They are usually at an appropriate level of specificity and
suggest research questions that focus on the following:
a. Replicate a previous research project exactly or with slight
variations
b. Explore unexpected findings discovered in previous
research.
c. Follow suggestions an author gives for future research at
the end or an article.
d. Extend an existing explanation or theory to a new topic or
setting.
e. Challenge findings or attempt to refute a relationship.
f. Specify the intervening process and consider linking
relations.
20. 2. Talk over ideas with others.
a. Ask people who are
knowledgeable about the
topic for questions about It
that they have thought of.
b.Seek out those who hold
opinions that differ from
yours on the topic and
discuss possible research
questions with them.
21. 3. Apply to a specific context.
a. Focus the topic on a specific
historical period or time
period.
b.Narrow the topic to a specific
society or geographic unit.
c. Consider which subgroups or
categories of people/units are
involved and whether there
are differences among them.
22. 4. Define the aim or desired
outcome of the study.
a. Will the research question be
for an exploratory,
explanatory, or descriptive
study?
b.Will the study involve applied
or basic research?
23. Other Topics of Interest
There are other topics of interest that you can use for a
meaningful and useful quantitative research:
1. Body, Health and Lifestyle lssues
2. Traffic and the Economy
3. Mobile Hospitals
4. Popular Culture and Popular Music
5. Credit Unions
6. Corporate Social Responsibility
7. Flood Control
8. Endangered Species
9. Success Indicators of Entrepreneurial Ventures
10.Friendship and Its Impact on a Person's well-being
11.Neighborliness as a Prime Factor in a Community's
Peace and Order Situation
24.
25. Deciding on a topic also entails
being clear about which ones to avoid,
especially if you have little experience as
a researcher. Although topics close to
your own personal experiences may be
appropriate for small-scale projects, you
must not allow personal views, ideas,
opinions and prejudices cloud your
thinking. Research projects must be as
objective as possible, that is, freed from
your personal biases or preferences as a
researcher.
Lastly, you should avoid research
topics that involve your making moral
judgments about certain kinds of
behavior.
27. INTRODUCTION
The background of the study is basically
an overview of the research study and
explains why you, as researcher, are
doing the study. It provides information
that is important or essential to
understand the main body of the
research investigation, which could be
an offshoot of any one of the following:
1. historical developments
2. cultural developments
3. academic developments
4. scientific findings
5. debates or arguments and a host of
others.
28. These developments could give
rise to your research questions.
The background the study locates
or situates your study in the
context of your specific field
(Accounting, Business,
Management, Science,
Technology, Engineering,
Mathematics, Sports, Arts and
Design, Technical Vocational) and
other related fields.
29. You're linking up of your
research study to recent
developments, as well as you
mentioning whether certain issues
relevant to your field of
investigation had been addressed
in any form, followed by the
research questions you intend to
seek answers for, can make your
reader deduce the originality of
your study (www.editage.com)
30.
31. Example 1.
With diminishing finances, it is rarely possible for a
for a library or information center to have enough resources
resources to fulfill the needs of its clients... Collaboration is
Collaboration is widely recognized as the best way for
libraries to cope with the ever-increasing challenges: volume
volume of information resources, nature and quality of
information, user needs and expectations, information and
and communication technology competencies and
infrastructure, inflated cost of information resources and
and staffing needs. However, although these challenges have
challenges have continued to prevail, libraries working under
under collaborative initiatives like the Consortium of
Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI) have
have registered
32. This research study reports the findings of a thorough
study to establish the factors that have led to the success of
CARLI and now Such success factors can be applied in libraries of
developing countries like Uganda. Emphasis is placed on the
establishment of CARLI leadership, the sharing or responsibility
and decision-making process, as well as sources of funding for
the consortium... Also central to the research study is exploration
of the role and responsibility of participating member libraries
and their contributions to and expectations from the consortium.
This present research study has incorporated interviews
with CARLI staff and a questionnaire survey to all the
participating CARLI membership.
(https://www.ideals.ilinois.edu/bitstreamyhandle/2142/thesis-
ch.1-3)
33. Example 2.
Cockroaches are common pests in the
the tropics. They have been known to cause
cause allergic reactions to most people and
and chew holes on clothes. According to Bato
Bato Balani for Science and Technology, vol.
vol. 14, no.2, the real danger of cockroach lies
cockroach lies in their ability to transmit
sometimes lethal diseases and organisms
organisms such as staphylococcus spp,
streptococcus spp, Heptitis viruses and
coliform bacteria.
34. They have been known to contaminate food, at the
same time infect it with bacteria they carry. The bacteria
they spread in food can cause food poisoning.
People have used various instruments to control the
cockroach problem. The most popular is the insecticide
spray but according to website www.baver.co.th its active
ingredients like petroleum distillates can cause severe chest
pains and coughs when inhaled.
The second is the cockroach coil which can kill
roaches but the active ingredients like allethrin.. can cause
harm to humans when inhaled. It also has an ozone
depleting ingredient.
35. The third most popular is the flypaper; when roaches
are stuck into it, they die, and carcass can spread
more bacteria.
The question on everyone's mind is: "What can be an
effective and natural insecticide?"
Tubang Bakod (Jatropha carcass) is a common plant in
the Philippines. According to the website
www.davesgarden.com, its seeds contain a certain
toxic substance known as toxalbumin carcen. Along
with other ingredients like sap, onions and weeping
willow leaves, are Tubang Bakod seeds feasible to be
used as cockroach killer?
(https:/www.scrib.com/doc/60715657/Background-of-
the-Study-Sample)
