RES 500 THE RESEARCH QUESTION, LITERATURE REVIEW, AND RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS

How do descriptive research questions differ from questions of relationship? From questions of comparison? 2. How should a researcher determine if prior research exists on her intended research topic? 3. What factors should be used to gauge the quality of previous research? Why are these important in making this assessment? 4. Should formulation of a research question precede or follow consultation with the scholarly literature? Please explain.

To show an in-depth understanding of the research process and its components this assignment will use a study conducted by Wills et al. (2005) to critique. Within the assignment there will be a description of the qualitative methodology used, followed by a discussion of the...