{"id":82,"date":"2019-05-13T12:41:44","date_gmt":"2019-05-13T16:41:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/researchmethods\/?post_type=part&#038;p=82"},"modified":"2019-05-16T18:25:54","modified_gmt":"2019-05-16T22:25:54","slug":"developing-a-research-question","status":"publish","type":"part","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/researchmethods\/part\/developing-a-research-question\/","title":{"raw":"Developing a Research Question","rendered":"Developing a Research Question"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"textbox textbox--learning-objectives\"><header class=\"textbox__header\">\r\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Learning Objectives<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/header>\r\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Differentiate between normative and empirical knowledge;<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Identify the differences between exploratory, descriptive explanatory research;<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Describe the characteristics of a researchable question;<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Describe a hypothesis;<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Identify the difference between qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods;<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Explain the concept of triangulation.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\nIt is important to ensure you choose a research topic that interests you, because this will make it much earlier for you to develop an effective and researchable research question. \u00a0In the first part of this chapter we will consider aspects you must consider as you think about your research topic you would like to explore. We will also examine the characteristics and components of an effective research question. \u00a0The chapter concludes by introducing you to the three main methodological approaches to conducting research: quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods.","rendered":"<div class=\"textbox textbox--learning-objectives\">\n<header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Learning Objectives<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\n<ul>\n<li>Differentiate between normative and empirical knowledge;<\/li>\n<li>Identify the differences between exploratory, descriptive explanatory research;<\/li>\n<li>Describe the characteristics of a researchable question;<\/li>\n<li>Describe a hypothesis;<\/li>\n<li>Identify the difference between qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods;<\/li>\n<li>Explain the concept of triangulation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>It is important to ensure you choose a research topic that interests you, because this will make it much earlier for you to develop an effective and researchable research question. \u00a0In the first part of this chapter we will consider aspects you must consider as you think about your research topic you would like to explore. We will also examine the characteristics and components of an effective research question. \u00a0The chapter concludes by introducing you to the three main methodological approaches to conducting research: quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"parent":0,"menu_order":3,"template":"","meta":{"pb_part_invisible":false,"pb_part_invisible_string":""},"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-82","part","type-part","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/researchmethods\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/82","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/researchmethods\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/researchmethods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/part"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/researchmethods\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/82\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":446,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/researchmethods\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/82\/revisions\/446"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/researchmethods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/researchmethods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=82"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/researchmethods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=82"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}