Research article analysis: guiding questions

1. Introduction to Qualitative Research
Research Article Analysis and Synthesis
Guiding Questions
• What is the problem the researchers are investigating?
• What are the major debates in the field that the researchers
are reporting in their lit review?
• What are the research questions?
• What is the paradigm embedded in the research?
(Quantitative, Qualitative?)
• Who are the participants? What is the research context?
• What methods did the participants use to acquire the data?
• How did the researchers analyze the data?
• What are the main findings reported in this particular study?