Sources of Research Problem

There are several sources of research problem that a researcher can investigate. It said that “Research was born out of Man’s Major Needs and Problems Demand Research.”

The sources of research problems are specialization of the researcher, current and past researchers, recommendation from theses, dissertations, and research journals, and original and creative ideas from the researcher based on the problems met in the locality and country.

1. Specialization of the researcher.
Specialization of the researcher is an impetus towards research. If the researcher’s forte is Fish Processing, he may investigate to determine the acceptability and nutritive values of fish value- added products from offal of boneless milkfish, goatfish tapa. Canned sardines. Canned tuna and boneless siganid. If the products are acceptable and nutritious, he recommends to the consumers through advertisement in radio and television that fish value-added products from offal boneless milkfish, goatfish tapa. Canned sardines, canned tuna and boneless siganid are acceptable and nutritious. Likewise the researcher disseminates also the information through technology transfer like outreach activities to housewives, rural folks, out of school youths, and unemployed graduates in order that these individuals can avail of these technologies and make them live hood projects hence , augment their income, alleviate poverty, and improve their quality of life.

On other hand, if English is the field of specialization of the researcher and wishes to improve his method of teaching
using his method of teaching English, thus, he conducts a study on teaching of English using a different methods too high and low achievers. If significant difference exists on the achievements of high and low achievers he may use the
best method of teaching English that is most effective to both high and low achievers.

2. Current and Past Researches. Current and past researches are rich sources of research problems even for research
replication by using the same instrument, apparatus or equipment. But for descriptive research, the instrument such as questionnaires or tests is administered to different groups of subject and areas in order to compare the similarities and difference of the findings.

3. Recommendations for theses, dissertations, and research journals. The researcher of the said thesis, dissertations and research journals recommend for future researches to be conducted as sources also of research problem.

4. Original and Creative ideas of the researcher based on the problems in the locality and country. For
instance, the problems met in the locality and country are fished bone meal as offal fishery products for export such as boneless milk and tilapia fillet are thrown here and there which pollute the environment . Through original and creative ideas of the researcher of these problems , he conducts as study on the utilization and commercialization of this fish
wastes.