Definitions of Research
Research is considered to be the more formal, systematic, intensive process of carrying on the scientific method of analysis. It involves a more systematic structure of the investigation, usually resulting in some sort of formal record of procedures and a report of results or conclusions.
(Leedy, 1985)
Research is the manner in which we attempt to solve problems in a systematic effort to push back the frontiers of human ignorance or to confirm the validity of the solutions to problems others have presumably solved.
(Mahlangu, 1987)