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Formulating Effective Qualitative Research Questions
Abstract
Arguably, the most critical element of a research design, that drives all other components including methodology, and often determines the success or failure of a research project is the research question. In this chapter, the authors delve into the process of formulating the qualitative research question from the perspective of qualitative research professors guiding doctoral-level students in qualitative research courses and through dissertation completion. The authors begin with a definition of the qualitative research question followed by the purposes of research questions, types of qualitative research questions, framing the questions with frames such as PICo and SPIDER, using Artificial Intelligence to craft research questions, aligning the research question with other elements of the study such as the research purpose and data forms, characterizing effective research questions, exploring problems associated with ill-formed research questions, equitably phrasing questions, revising and reconfiguring them during the course of a study, and reflecting upon them.
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