Inquiry – asking question to obtain some questions or problems that are
information. This is an investigation to aimed to improve the quality of life
discover new information that could add to - etymologically, research came from
an existing knowledge, to clarify doubts and “re” and “search”. “Re” is a prefix
even solve existing problems. that means again and search is a
word which means to look for.
Research Therefore, research is to look for
- a systematic investigation or inquiry something (Chapman 1979)
entailing collection of data,
documentation of critical There are two (2) things that we need to
information, analysis, interpretation take note. First, research in not only about
of information (William 2007) the discovery of something unknown, it is
- a field of discipline is an coming up with a new explanation of
investigation, study, exploration, or something that is known.
probe on anything by applying
systematic or scientific methods in Second, research is a process. It is a process
gathering data to provide answers to of searching for something to solve an
existing problem or difficulty to solve
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