Generating Potential Research Questions

(see Bedford Researcher Ch 3(c.3), pp. 50-56 for details)

1. What approaches to the conversation I have chosen will allow me to expose readers to an unfamliar or overlooked dimension of my everyday topic?

2. What approaches to the conversation I have chosen will allow me to act as an interpreter or inquirer?

3. Brainstorming a list of questions:

Who

What

Why

When

Where

Could

Would

Should

4. Which single question seems most promising? (This is still a working question, so you can change or revise it later!)