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Selecting and defining a research topic
Identifying a research topic
Characteristics of Good Topics
Must be of interest to the researcher
It needs to be researchable using the collection and analysis of data
Theoretical or practical
significance
ethical and does
not harm participants in any way
Stating the Research Topic
It provides direction for the remaining aspects
Narrowing the Topic
Quantitative research topics are usually
narrowed quickly at the start of a study
Sources of Research Topics
Previous studies
Electronic mailing lists
Personal experiences
Library searches
Theories
Developing Research Questions
These add another level
of specificity to the development
Formulating and stating a hypothesis
Stating the Hypothesis
General paradigm
P who get X do better on Y than P who don't get X
Testing the Hypothesis
Researcher selects
Measuring
instruments
Design
Sample
Procedures
Types of Hypotheses
Inductive
It's a generalization
made from a number of observations
Deductive
It's derived from theory
and is aimed at providing evidence
Relation or difference between variables
Definition and Purpose / Qualitative
Don't state formal hypotheses
May develop guiding hypotheses for the proposed research
Qualitative researchers are
likely to generate new hypotheses
May operationalize the hypothesis
Definition and Purpose / quantitative
Based on theory
Based on a sound rationale
Variables should be stated in
measurable terms
