CRIM 2653 Lecture : L6 2653.docx
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Focusing the research question: doing a lot with a little. Workable research questions: table 6. 1, answerability asking the right question should point you to where you will find the right answer. Interconnectedness the how and what and why questions are interconnected: substantively relevant, research topic (silverman, pg. Always keep an eye out for researchable questions. Role of research question (83, 6. 2: organize the project and give it direction and coherence, delimit the project, keep the researcher focused, provide a framework for your write-up, point to methods and data that will be needed. Inadequate training: unavailable data, misleading assumptions about good research design, misleading assumptions about qualitative data. Institutional constraints: lack of confidence/overly-ambitious design, theory over data analysis. Solutions to research challenges: use existing literature, use concepts from your discipline, find techniques to narrow down your research problem, flow charts, puzzles, zoom lens, timing different research questions, advice for grand theory. This is, in part, why reflexivity is so important.
