Research Question: Little Quick Fix

109 Pages·2018·6.382 MB·English

by  Zina O’Leary

LITTLE
QUICK FIX:
RESEARCH
QUESTION
#LittleQuickFix
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LITTLE
QUICK FIX:
RESEARCH
QUESTION
Zina
O’Leary
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Contents
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Everything in this book! ............................................. 4
Section 1 What is the power of the research
question? ...................................................................... 7
Section 2 What topics are right for research? ............................ 19
Section 3 How do I articulate my research
question? .................................................................... 37
Section 4 Do I need a hypothesis? ............................................. 49
Section 5 DIY: Write your research question .............................. 65
Section 6 How do I know if my question
is any good? ............................................................... 85
Glossary .................................................................. 102
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MIN
summary
Everything in
this book!
Section 1 A well-articulated and useful. This high utility must
research question is absolutely be checked against your ability
critical to research. Research to conduct your research in a
questions define an investigation credible way.
and provide direction. They tell
you where you need to go, and Section 3 Moving from a
even indicate how you should topic to the articulation of a
get there. researchable question is tricky.
Following a series of logical
Section 2 Research questions steps that focus your thoughts
are designed to provide insights will put a tangible question
into queries and dilemmas that within your grasp. Practicalities
are yet to be understood or such as appropriateness of
solved. Good topics for research topic, supervisory support,
are therefore topics where the and funding/resources will also
unknown is important and the guide the development of your
resulting insights are practical question.
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Section 4 A hypothesis is Section 6 A good research
a logical conjecture between question should… be right for you,
two or more variables (one add to a body of knowledge, be
dependent variable and one or well articulated, be ‘doable’, and
more independent variables). have necessary support.
A hypothesis is not always
appropriate, particularly in
the case of more exploratory
questions.
Section 5 Four steps that will
help you to generate your own
research question.
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