The problem of defining the Research Problem

Abstract

At the beginning of the research process in any scientific discipline, the definition of the research problem is proposed, that is, the object of study. It is an extremely important step for the process. In the case of the area of ​​education sciences, where the object of study focuses primarily on people, that is, it becomes a subject of study, and can be students, teachers, managers, and in general all those subjects that interact within an educational space, it is difficult to define and delimit the research problem, due to the overlapping relationships between the different components or dimensions in which the problem can be decomposed. In this contribution, a set of strategies that can be useful at this stage of the research process is outlined, especially for new researchers in the field of educational research.