The Design and Use of Questionnaires in Educational Research: A New (Student) Researcher Guide
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https://doi.org/10.22159/ijoe.2023v11i3.47599Keywords:
questionnaire design, student research, qualitative research, research ethics, research questionnaires, Higher EducationAbstract
Final-year undergraduate and master’s students often collect data for a research project through a questionnaire. However, novice researchers may have little or no experience designing and using questionnaires and struggle with both designing and operationalizing one. This paper explores and explains, from a theoretical and practical perspective, how a novice researcher may go about the process. Its intended target audience is final-year undergraduate and postgraduate students undertaking a research project, such as a dissertation. Its purpose is to provide the necessary fundamental knowledge for learners to develop their research questionnaires for qualitative data collection.
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