Asking Appropriate Research QuestionsDeCuir-Gunby, J., & Schutz, P. (2017). Chapter 3 asking appropriate research questions. In J. DeCuir-Gunby, & P. Schutz, Developing a mixed methods proposal: A practical guide for beginning researchers (pp. 33-44). SAGE.
This resource discusses research questions from quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods methodologies. It also incorporates a discussion of research questions from various paradigmatic perspectives, the role of the theoretical and conceptual frameworks, differentiates research questions and hypotheses, and advances some useful criteria when constructing research questions.