Topic Invention Steps 1. Write an investigative question. For example,“Is pover

Topic Invention Steps
1. Write an investigative question. For example,“Is poverty related to crime and delinquency?”
2. Begin your research using the investigative question as a tentative outline. Keep in mind as you do your research that new questions will arise. 3. Identify a theoretical framework relevant to your question.
4. Formulate a thesis only after you have done sufficient reading and research.
E.g.: Poverty increases risk of delinquency and crime by affecting housing, quality of day care, health care, and family breakdown. Next divide the investigative questions into smaller questions. Keep your research objective. You may consider using the STAR Research Guidance System to keep your research objective and balanced:
Sufficiency: Include studies that have sufficient sample size and significance in the field. Some qualitative research is based on small but rich data sets, but examine if the numbers are sufficient for rules of inference to apply.
Typicality: The cases and examples must represent the population you are studying. Therefore, sampling is critical.
Accuracy: The data, facts, and statistics must be accurate. Recency:. Writing the Paper: Introduction: Thesis: Studies used in paper: Give a brief summary of the studies