What is the most effective way of constructing hypotheses in qualitative research?

[Santosh Mishra]

In almost all kinds of research, problems give rise to hypothesis/es and in turn, hypotheses leads to formation of research questions. Now, it becomes a question-which is the most convenient approach to forming hypotheses in a qualitative study.

[JT Velikovsky]

Hi Santosh

In my view, it is best, to first look at the list of unsolved Domain Problems in the discipline you are a researcher in.

In the excellent work ‘Creativity’ (1996) Csikszentmihalyi talks about Domain Problems (across many domains).

As an example – I also posted on Domain Problems, here: (using the domain of Movie Screenwriting as an example)

http://storyality.wordpress.com/2012/12/06/storyality-13-creativity-and-solved-domain-problems/

and here – this is a good list for researchers, looking for important research topics in this particular domain in culture:

http://storyality.wordpress.com/2014/07/15/storyality-117-velikovskys-40-domain-problems-in-screenwriting-or-consilient-phds-id-like-to-see/

Cheers

JT

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