Decide What You Want to Learn

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Step 2: Decide what you want to learn.

Nothing is more important to the research process than deciding what you want to learn. Most researchers have a final destination in mind even before they begin research. This is your research quest. However, to achieve your quest, you should divide it into several achievable goals. Goals are achieved by dividing them into specific research objectives and then accomplishing each objective in turn. A research objective is a specific piece of information about one person. See the examples in the following box.

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