Research Problem
If your chair approved the previous sections of your Prospectus Form, then you will write the Problem section.
Introduction
This week you will write the Problem section of the Prospectus Form. You should revise this section regularly as needed after you will have reviewed more articles in depth. Keep in mind that your chair may recommend you seek out additional library support, if he or she believes you may benefit from this. Remember, it is the chair’s job to consider what resources would best serve you, the student.
Discussion: Conceptualizing a Social Problem into a Research Problem
A social problem involves an issue that affects a specific population/discipline. It is the issue that students see “on the ground” so to speak. The social problem is often what prompts students to think about a topic of interest drives their dissertation topic. Usually such a topic is one that students identify with, sometimes having personally experienced some aspect of the problem as it exists in the world. All too often, students want to solve a specific social, organizational, clinical, or practical problem rather than explore a research problem.
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