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4. Come up with a focused, arguable research question about a topic that
interests you. Explain in two or three sentences why you think it meets
the criteria for a strong research question.

5. List three open-ended questions you have about any concept or issue.
Explain how these questions could spark deeper inquiry.

6. Think of a time when you were curious about something and asked
questions to understand it better. Write a paragraph describing your
process of inquiry. What led to your initial curiosity? What questions
did you ask? How did your questions lead you to new knowledge or
insights? Reflect on how this relates to formal research inquiry.

Suggested Readings

1. Maxwell, J. A. (2013). Qualitative research design: An interactive
approach (3rd ed.). SAGE Publications, Inc.

2. Moustakas, C. (1990). Heuristic research: Design, methodology, and
applications. SAGE Publications, Inc.

3. Hiles, D. (2001). Heuristic inquiry and transpersonal research. CCPE,
London.

4. Creswell, J.W., & Creswell, J.D. (2018). Research design:
Qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods approaches (5th ed.).
SAGE Publications, Inc.

5. Leavy, P. (2017). Research design: Quantitative, qualitative, mixed
methods, arts-based, and community-based participatory research
approaches. The Guilford Press.

References

1. Ballenger, Bruce P. (2018). The Curious Researcher: A Guide to Writing
Research Papers. 9 edn. Hoboken, New Jersey: Pearson.
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2. Reale, Micelle (2019) Inquiry and Research: A Relational approach in
the classroom. American Library Association.

3. Schommer-Aikins, Marlene (1990). “Effects of beliefs about the nature
of knowledge on comprehension”, in Journal of Educational Psychology,
vol.82(3), pp.498-504

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