Problem Solving Research

The term "Problem solving research" covers two types of research

1. research into how people go about problem solving, which has a notable history, as Joachim Funke and Peter Frensch outline in their overview.
2. research which is conducted to solve a particular problem, as is seen in [PDF]outlines of marketing research methods.

Valerie Hughes in her presentation of problem-solving research in Education, has a point when she says that all [read: Most?]research is problem-solving research, but there is a special case in some disciplines like Education. In marketing research, the term is used to distinguish the problem identification stage (or type of research) from problem resolution. This difference is reflected in the "stage one" and "stage two through six" sections in the flow schema referred to elsewhere on this site

For some people, this term refers to a type of research which is synonymous with action research

Further Resources

• A project to provide tools for farmers in Australian outback to solve farm problems in a global economy
• Network initiative to enable technology transfer to poor bean farmers in order to assist them in solving their problems
• NASA's site for enabling students to learn collaborative problem solving
• A study on the Internet and its precursor as a tool for collaborative problem solving in Chemistry
• [PDF]An excellent PowerPoint on the problem solving process
• A statement of the principles of problem solving
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