Developing Research Questions
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Developing Research Questions

  1. 154 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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Developing Research Questions

About this book

This no fuss, compact guide steers social science students of all levels through the complex process of conducting a research project. It explains how to break down initial ideas and broad topics into manageable questions and gives detailed guidance on how to refine these as the project progresses. With a wide range of international examples and reflective exercises, it is packed with handy tips and examples that show how to avoid common mistakes and pitfalls, and ensure that hypotheses and questions are linked with research design, methods and answers at every step. Taking readers from the start through to the final stage of answering their questions and drawing conclusions, this is an indispensable resource for research methods courses. In addition, it is highly recommended for all students undertaking an independent research project or thesis at undergraduate, postgraduate or PhD level and beyond. New to this Edition:
- Includes a wider range of international examples to appeal to a global audience
- More visual devices are used to summarise and illustrate the processes involved in developing research questions
- Reflective exercises help students apply their knowledge and consider the issues
- Increased coverage of the role of the literature review in generating and refining research questions

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Sources 
for 
Research 
Questions 
Used 
as 
Examples 
in 
This 
Chapter 
65
If 
you 
already 
have 
research 
questions:
1 
Divide 
your 
questions 
into 
‘descriptive’ 
and 
‘explanatory’ 
types
2 
Try 
to 
reformulate 
all 
your 
questions 
as 
‘what’ 
questions
3 
Think 
about 
the 
‘purpose’ 
of 
your 
questions 
and 
divide 
them 
up 
using 
Dens-
combe’s 
(
2002
) 
six 
types
4 
Try 
to 
put 
your 
questions 
into 
a 
logical 
sequence 
or 
hierarchy
Further 
Reading
Fischer 
provides 
a 
detailed 
discussion 
of 
the 
problems 
with 
different 
kinds 
of 
question:
Fischer, 
DH 
(1970) 
Historians’ 
Fallacies: 
Toward 
a 
Logic 
of 
Historical 
Thought
 
New 
York: 
Harper 
& 
Row
Holliday 
provides 
a 
detailed 
discussion 
of 
using 
hypotheses 
in 
‘qualitative’ 
research
Holliday, 
A 
(2002) 
Doing 
and 
Writing 
Qualitative 
Research
 
London: 
Sage
Sources 
for 
Research 
Questions 
Used 
as 
Examples 
in 
This 
Chapter
Keshet, 
Y 
& 
Liberman, 
I 
(2014) 
‘Seeking 
empowerment 
and 
spirituality 
in 
the 
secular 
age: 
secular 
and 
traditionalist 
Israelis 
consulting 
rabbis’, 
Sociology
, 
48 
(1): 
92–110

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. List of Figures and Tables
  4. Acknowledgements
  5. 1 Where Do Research Questions Come From?
  6. 2 What Makes a Research Question?
  7. 3 What Makes a Question ‘Researchable’?
  8. 4 How Do My Research Questions Help Me Design My Study?
  9. 5 How Do I Answer My Research Questions?
  10. Glossary
  11. Bibliography
  12. Index