Research-Practice Cycle and Theory-Methods-Research Questions

Presenters: Donna Riley and Julie Martin

The research triangle that helped participants organize their work, as indicated in the image below, includes three key elements: Clear research questions, relevant theory, and appropriate methods. The relationship between the three elements is as follows:

  • Clear research questions are grounded in relevant theory.
  • Relevant theory informs methodology to generate appropriate methods.

Appropriate methods are necessary to answer the research questions.

Research Triangle: Clear Research questions are grounded in relevant theory, which informs methodology to generate appropriate methods, which then answer the clear research questions.