What are the steps in research?

Step 1
Ask the question/Choose the topic

• Refine the question (a million times)
• Look to see if/how question has been asked before and how your question fits 

Step 2
Make a plan to answer your question

• Who will take part: participants, researchers, funders, resources, skills
• What type of research will be done
• Who are you doing it for
• Indicators/Outcomes: What is the overall objective? What are the expected outcomes? What are the indicators? What does success look like?
• Ethics: how to deal with ethical issues, not just permission slips and confidentiality.How will you share your findings? Who your audience is will influence how you will share your findings.

Step 3
Gather data and analyse it

• Discuss results, write them up in some way
• Statistics if valid and necessary 

Step 4
Make recommendations

Step 5
Share your findings through workshops, conferences, and the journal

Step 6
Evaluate your content, process, and product.