{"id":225,"date":"2021-07-05T18:45:37","date_gmt":"2021-07-06T01:45:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0210\/?p=225"},"modified":"2021-07-05T18:45:37","modified_gmt":"2021-07-06T01:45:37","slug":"what-makes-a-good-research-question","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0210\/what-makes-a-good-research-question\/","title":{"rendered":"What Makes a Good Research Question?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_228\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-228\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-228 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0210\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/204\/2021\/07\/pexels-burak-kebapci-132340-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0210\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/204\/2021\/07\/pexels-burak-kebapci-132340-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0210\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/204\/2021\/07\/pexels-burak-kebapci-132340-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0210\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/204\/2021\/07\/pexels-burak-kebapci-132340-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0210\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/204\/2021\/07\/pexels-burak-kebapci-132340-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0210\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/204\/2021\/07\/pexels-burak-kebapci-132340-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0210\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/204\/2021\/07\/pexels-burak-kebapci-132340-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/225;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-228\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Burak Kebapci from Pexels<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After doing some online searching, I have discovered that a good research question is comprised of the following characteristics:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>It should be clear and specific yet not too narrow or too broad.\u00a0 The question needs to have a focus.<\/li>\n<li>The question cannot be answered by a yes or no response but instead be answered through the research process.<\/li>\n<li>The question should be a go between your existing knowledge and the problem you want to solve.<\/li>\n<li>It should possess recognizable aspects of a theoretical framework.<\/li>\n<li>It should be feasible to answer through research within a certain allotted time frame.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Other things to consider when creating a research question are to choose a topic of interest because of the amount of time spent\u00a0 focused on the topic.\u00a0 And consider a research question that is relevant to your field of study or how it could contribute to society.<\/p>\n<p>References<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Grant, C., and Osanloo, A. (2014). <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/aij.scholasticahq.com\/article\/7-understanding-selecting-and-integrating-a-theoretical-framework-in-dissertation-research-creating-the-blueprint-for-your-house\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Understanding, selecting, and integrating<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/aij.scholasticahq.com\/article\/7-understanding-selecting-and-integrating-a-theoretical-framework-in-dissertation-research-creating-the-blueprint-for-your-house\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> a theoretical framework in dissertation research: Creating the blueprint for your &#8216;house&#8217;<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Administrative Issues Journal: Connecting Education, Practice, and Research.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> DOI: 10.5929\/2014.4.2.9<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Monach University. (n.d.). <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Developing research questions<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Monach University.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.monash.edu\/rlo\/research-writing-assignments\/understanding-the-assignment\/developing-research-questions\">https:\/\/www.monash.edu\/rlo\/research-writing-assignments\/understanding-the-assignment\/developing-research-questions<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Royal Roads University. (n.d.). <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thesis statements\/Research questions\/Problem statements.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> RRU Library.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/library.royalroads.ca\/writing-centre\/writing\/structure\/thesis-statements\">https:\/\/library.royalroads.ca\/writing-centre\/writing\/structure\/thesis-statements<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After doing some online searching, I have discovered that a good research question is comprised of the following characteristics: It should be clear and specific yet not too narrow or too broad.\u00a0 The question needs to have a focus. The question cannot be answered by a yes or no response but instead be answered through &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0210\/what-makes-a-good-research-question\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;What Makes a Good Research Question?&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":223,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-225","post","type-post","status-publish","format-image","hentry","category-lrnt522","post_format-post-format-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0210\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/225","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0210\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0210\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0210\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/223"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0210\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=225"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0210\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/225\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0210\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=225"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0210\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=225"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0210\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=225"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}