Initiating social research

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Getting set up in a social research project is not that simple and you may need significant work to get it approved, particularly if you need finance and other resource.

• Scoping research: Making it both useful and doable.
• The research question: The basic question you seek to answer.
• Three research questions: Different types of question to consider.
• Hypothesis: Predicting what research may show.
• Research Proposal: Describing how, what, when, etc.

See also

Design of social research