Framework of Problem-Based Research: A Guide for Novice Researchers on the Development of a Research-Worthy ProblemEllis, T. J., & Levy, Y. (2008). Framework of problem-based research: a guide for novice researchers on the development of a research-worthy problem. Informing Science: The International Journal of an Emerging Transdiscipline, 11, 17.
The Ellis and Levy article provides a thoughtful technique for conceptualizing a research topic and related research problem.
