A research problem is a specific issue, difficulty, contradiction, or gap in knowledge that you will aim to address in your research. You might look for practical problems aimed at contributing to change, or theoretical problems aimed at expanding knowledge. In academic research, writing a problem statement can help you contextualize and understand the significance of your research problem. A problem statement can be several paragraphs long and serve as the basis for your research proposal. The problem statement will look different depending on whether you're dealing with a practical real-world problem or a theoretical scientific issue. But all problem statements follow a similar process.

Based on the research title you intend to propose, write the statement of the research problem (problem statement).

You can use the deficiencies model approach developed by Cresswell (2013) or any other approach.