Choose a social issue from this resource. Be sure to pick a topic that you’d like to learn more about because you will continue to research and write about the topic throughout this class, including in the final research project.
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Describe whether you would like to conduct exploratory, descriptive, or explanatory research (in your response, be sure to explain the main principles of approach you select)
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Next, write a research question you are interested in answering. Be sure that the research question is appropriate based on the type of research you will conduct (exploratory, descriptive, or explanatory).
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In a few sentences, describe how your research question will be feasible to study.
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Why would answering this question be important to society?
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Is this inductive or deductive research? Why?