Generating Research Questions Through Problematization
提出问题化方法,用于识别和挑战现有文献中的假设,从而提出可能产生更有影响力理论的研究问题,适合寻求突破性研究方向的学者。
It is increasingly recognized that what makes a theory interesting and influential is that it challenges our assumptions in some significant way. However, established ways for arriving at research questions mean spotting or constructing gaps in existing theories rather than challenging their assumptions. We propose problematization as a methodology for identifying and challenging assumptions underlying existing literature and, based on that, formulating research questions that are likely to lead to more influential theories.