SOWK 3070 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Research Question
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3: you got to k(cid:374)o(cid:449) (cid:449)hat you"re goi(cid:374)g to do first (cid:271)efore you do it. Step 1: focus and narrow the research problem. Step 3: design and devise measure for variables. Theories are about how things relate to each other. A theory is an idea about how something works, or what it is like to be something or what will happe(cid:374) if . Theory provides explanation and consists of three components: concepts, propositions or statements linking the concepts together, rules for connecting concepts with observable -> i. e. , measurement. An objective is a clear and specific statement to describe what we would like to achieve at the end of the study. What you need to do in order to select problems and deciding on research objective(s) Discuss what you are interested in the topic area. Do not eliminate before you conduct quick database searches. Think about possible concepts, variables or terms.