{"id":216,"date":"2017-07-07T15:40:09","date_gmt":"2017-07-07T22:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0004\/?p=216"},"modified":"2017-07-08T08:27:56","modified_gmt":"2017-07-08T15:27:56","slug":"research-a-research-question","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0004\/research-a-research-question\/","title":{"rendered":"Research a research question"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.ca\/url?sa=i&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=images&amp;cd=&amp;cad=rja&amp;uact=8&amp;ved=0ahUKEwiQ_LrbmvjUAhWFgLwKHdI2DHgQjRwIBw&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fpediaa.com%2Fdifference-between-hypothesis-and-research-question%2F&amp;psig=AFQjCNGagovJAcJVLPtNtvDDY_C90WuMjw&amp;ust=1499552536117157\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-217 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0004\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2017\/07\/research-blog-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0004\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2017\/07\/research-blog-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0004\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2017\/07\/research-blog.jpg 640w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/199;\" \/><\/a>What makes a good research question is a good question?<br \/>\nFirst thoughts: it cannot be a yes or no question, and it should be involved, not easily answered or solved.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif\"><strong>How to get there?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif\">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\u00a0that you would have to enjoy it!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif\">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.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif\">Where does your problem exist? Or does it?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif\">Who would be interested in knowing more about your issue?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif\">Who is impacted by it?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif\">Think about the perspective or lens in which you will guide your research and helps you formulate the question.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif\">I hope with critically thinking in the early stages and having foundational knowledge of the chosen topic; the ability to narrow to\u00a0for a question will be\u00a0narrowed enough.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif\">Last thought: <strong>research your research question<\/strong> \u2013 maybe there will be a similar thought or style to use as a mentor or as an\u00a0example. Always good\u00a0idea to read and reflect on well-written questions before you start!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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