Chapter 18 Flashcards
1
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Characteristics of Research Questions:
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should be clear
should be researchable
should have connections with established theory
if more than one question, should be linked to one another
should hold out prospect of making an original contribution to the topic
2
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Reasons for writing Literature Review:
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- find out what is known on a topic and what remains to be researched
- learn from other researchers mistakes
- learn about different theoretical approaches
- to get help in analytical framework
- to find additional variables to include
- search for further research questions
- to view examples
- to compare and contrast findings
- because its expected
3
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Research Questions Purpose:
A
Guide literature search
Limit the scope of the project
Guide decisions about data collection
Guide analysis of data
Guide writing up of the findings
Reduce risk of unnecessary tangents
