What makes a good research question is a good question?
First thoughts: it cannot be a yes or no question, and it should be involved, not easily answered or solved.
How to get there?
When considering your topic, think about what you enjoy and interests you, and what you want to explore further. You will spend a lot of time with this topic and question. I think that you would have to enjoy it!
Having strong foundational knowledge on the topic is also important, so you can find gaps and areas of necessities to explore and further examine. The subject of choice should not be too broad or unchartered (yikes), but rather something that has a path to inquire further. In having strong foundational knowledge about your topic, you can see or discover the gaps in other research help guide your particular issue.
- Where does your problem exist? Or does it?
- Who would be interested in knowing more about your issue?
- Who is impacted by it?
Think about the perspective or lens in which you will guide your research and helps you formulate the question.
I hope with critically thinking in the early stages and having foundational knowledge of the chosen topic; the ability to narrow to for a question will be narrowed enough.
Last thought: research your research question – maybe there will be a similar thought or style to use as a mentor or as an example. Always good idea to read and reflect on well-written questions before you start!