In this chapter we are exposed to the steps it takes to develop your research question. You should start by reflecting on all the work that you have already done. Some questions to ask yourself could be, is what you have learned changed your opinion on anything? Or what else do you want to learn? And lastly how has your initial understanding of the issue shaped your exploration of your topic and issue? These types of questions will help to determine whether or not you have accumulated enough information and what if any other information you can gather. The next step is to start putting together a list of questions on your issue, focusing on information,history,goals,policies, evaluation, cause/effect, reporting,compare/contrast, etc. If you try combining some of these you can create tailored research questions. Once you have done that you should frame your argument. In this step you pick a question that you are interested in and ties in the best with your issue. You look at the question you have picked and decide whether or not you would be able to work with it. Lastly you need to narrow your research question down and figure out the real focus of you question.
The second half of this chapter is creating a research proposal. A research proposal "is a formal presentation of your plan for your research writing project" (Palmquist,50). Basically this just includes an introduction to your topic and research question, review of literature, how you plan on collecting information, a timeline, and then your bibliography. I think that this chapter is going to very helpful when it comes time to start narrowing my topic and issue into a more formal research question.
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