1. Generate
(real and important) questions:
a. The
questions are clarified, focused and narrowed so they can be researched; then
b. Questions
are selected by the participants
2. Identify
and choose the inquiry methods, such as
a. An
interview
b. Documenting
personal experience
c. A
survey (classroom, school, family, community)
d. Systematic
observation and recording of information
e. Experiment
f. Access
to an expert and opportunity to interview by telephone or in person
g. Library
research
h. Researching
using databases on the World Wide Web
i.
Posting question to net user groups or listserve
3. Plan
research
4. Carry
out research
5. Present their findings: This can be in prose, but possibly in a
chart, graph or illustration, or through a photograph, or videotape. They:
a. Cite
sources
b. Indicate
if there are multiple (and consistent/inconsistent) findings
c. Indicate
new questions, which have emerged
d. Critique
limitations of findings
e. May
recommend further research that is needed
f. May
critique their findings
5. Other forms of dissemination of findings:
a. Prose
(newsletters, pamphlets, magazines)
b. Booklets
c. Photo
albums
d. Videos
e. Mural
f. Bulletin
board display
g. Panel
h. Power
point presentation