What is a good research question?
Refining a Research Question (handout)
Refining a Research Question (handout) (2021) Available at: https://moodle.arts.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=63394 (Accessed: 27th Sept)
- ‘The prize is in the process (not the product) and the way in which a research topic is tackled (not necessarily solved)’
- ‘Research should always be driven by curiosity. Genuine curiosity is characterized not only by being open-minded about the answers to particular questions but also about the questions that might be asked in the first place’ (Lewins, 1992 cited in White, 2009, p.5)
- ‘It is important that you do not pre-empt the outcome of your research and that you are prepared to be surprised by your findings’ (White, 2009, p. 5-6)
- ‘Curiosity must be applied in a ‘systematic’ and ‘disciplined’ manner.’ (White, 2009, p.6)
- Types of question relating to purpose of research (Denscombe, 2002, p.26)
3. Criticising or evaluating
5. Developing good practice
6. Empowerment (White, 2009, p.49)