A good qualitative research question is concise, clear and critically recapitulate the topic of the research. The process of research question is the guiding substance of any research project, and especially in dissertation. For example, understanding the types of quantitative research question (i.e., descriptive, comparative and/or relationship) you want to answer is your first task when using a quantitative research design. Your research question guides your study and determines whether you are going to use a quantitative or qualitative research methodology. It reflects the direction and epistemological underpinnings of your research path. A research question is the last resort via which researchers can commence and form the beginning of dissertation (Laureate Education, 2017). According to Creswell (2009), choosing research questions is the central focus of both qualitative and quantitative research approach, and should be clear. The questions should attempt to accurately describe responses related to the purpose of the study. Mendenhall, & Doherty (2007) indicated continues need of study to understand health sustainability of patients with diabetes. What are the ways of understanding health sustainability of patients with diabetes? The article by Mendenhall, & Doherty (2007) met my criteria for a sound research question. According to Creswell (2009), qualitative research question like the one in the article of Mendenhall, and Doherty (2007) asks, at slightest, one central question and many sub-questions that support the study statement, making it clear to the purpose of the research project.
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Laureate Education (Producer). (2017). What makes a good research question? [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.
Mendenhall, T. J., & Doherty, W. J. (2007). Partners in diabetes: Action research in a primary care setting. Action Research, 5(4), 378-406.
