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10 Qualities of A Good Research Purpose And/or Questions

The document lists 10 qualities of a good research purpose and questions: they should be grounded in theory, build on but also contribute something new to previous research, suggest future research directions, genuinely interest the researcher, address real-world problems, consider ethics, clearly state variables, be unbiased, have multiple possible answers, and be simple or manageable. The purpose and questions should drive the study design and match the language used.

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10 Qualities of A Good Research Purpose And/or Questions

The document lists 10 qualities of a good research purpose and questions: they should be grounded in theory, build on but also contribute something new to previous research, suggest future research directions, genuinely interest the researcher, address real-world problems, consider ethics, clearly state variables, be unbiased, have multiple possible answers, and be simple or manageable. The purpose and questions should drive the study design and match the language used.

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10 Qualities of a Good Research Purpose and/or Questions

Compiled by students in CEP955, Michigan State University, Fall 2003

(Not necessarily in order of importance)

It is grounded in a theoretical framework.


It is builds on, but also offers something new to, previous research.
It has the potential to suggest directions for future research.
It is a purpose or question that the researcher is sincerely interested and/or invested in.
It addresses directly or indirectly some real problem in the world.
It takes ethical issues into consideration.
It clearly states the variables or constructs to be examined.
It is not biased in terminology or position.
It has multiple possible answers.
It is simple, or at least manageable.

The purpose and question(s) of a study should drive the study design. As such there
should be a close match of the language of the purpose and question(s) with the design
itself.

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EDU 651 Spring 2006 Shufang Shi, shis@cortland.edu Page 1 of 1

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