The Importance of Good Questions
A good research question:
• Defines the investigation
• Set boundaries
• Provides direction The Importance of Good Questions
A good research question:
• Defines the investigation
• Set boundaries
• Provides direction Defining your topic
If you are finding it a challenge to generate research
topic you can:
• Develop skills such as concept mapping My interests
• Religion , changing religions, Authority power,
and control, atheism
• Youth,suicide, sexuality
• Self esteem in young girls
• Environment... Sustainable development,
Community commitment, Community
awareness From interesting topics to
researchable questions
• Personal experience
• Theory
• Observation
• Contemporary issues Narrowing and
clarifying
• Narrowing, clarifying, and even redefining
your questions is essential to the research
process Cycles of research question development
• Ideas
• Reading
• Methods Good question checklist
• Is the question right for the field?
• Will the findings be considered significant?
• Will it make a contribution ?Checklist
• Is the question doable?
• Can information be collected in an attempt to
answer the question?
• Do I have to skills and expertise necessary to
access this information? If not, can the skills be
developed?
• Will I be able to get it all done within my time
constraints?
