25 questions:
What kinds of research has already been done related to this topic?
How will the people react to my research?
Will their reactions skew the results?
How much should I explain my project to them? Will that change the results?
While my project is primarily "qunatitative" what kinds of "qualitative" data should I be collecting?
How will the culture of Mexico differ from that of Ghana and Provo- where this study has already been conducted?
How will I gain the "trust" of the people?
How will they react to me as an American/ a girl/ a research student?
What is my main question for this project? or am I trying to answer mulitple questions?
Why is this project important? What is the potential impact of the research?
How will I find subjects for the project?
Are things like "parent-child" relationships affect the data?
How will I be able to observe that?
Where will I collect the data?
What will my time-line be like?
When will I transistion from pure observation to actually collecting the data? or Will I collect quantitative data as I go?
What types of barriers will I find?
- Will the people coorperate with me? the children?
- Will I be able to communicate affectively to the people?
- What types of cultural misunderstandings will occur and how can I try to prevent that?
- How will my own personality react to the culture of the people as well as the demands of the project?
- How can I prevent falling ill?
How can I find ways to "simulate" as much as possible the methods of the research before I leave?
Is it important to note the differences between their culture/activities and the United States or should I focus on describing only without comparing?
What types of groups will I be observing? How will that affect the results of the study?
Is the purpose of this project to describe, explore, or explain?
-I think a little of all three is involved in this project- but is there one I should emphasize?- probably explain- How do I make sure that it is well emphasized? How can I phrase my questions so that they are focussed toward explanation?
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