TOOLS FOR CHANGE RESEARCH

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    • STEP 1: PERSPECTIVE
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  • ABOUT
  • IMPACT
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    • STEP 1: PERSPECTIVE
    • STEP 2: QUESTION
    • STEP 3: CONVERSATION
    • STEP 4: DESIGN
    • STEP 5: DATA COLLECTION
    • STEP 6: ANALYSIS
    • STEP 7: IMPLEMENTATION
  • TfCR for Schools & Communities
  • OUR TEAM
  • PHOTOS

​Step 2: Question

Identifying and Framing Empirical Research Questions
Step 2 of the TfC method shows students how to frame their own productive research questions.
Mini-lessons:
​Why do we need a question?
step_2_why_need_a_question.pdf
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Why is the research question so important?
step_2_why_research_question_important.pdf
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Moving from a research question to writing an introduction for a report or presentation.
step_2_research_question_to_introduction.pdf
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Exercises that help students practice writing their own research questions:
Turning interesting topics into productive research questions.
step_2_topic_to_research_question_exercise.pdf
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Models that can Inspire and Guide Students:
From Topic to Research Question--An example of a student developing a research question and making a one-paragraph argument why the class should choose their question.  
step_2_topic_to_research_question_example.pdf
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What does an Introduction of a Research Report Look Like--A final version of an introduction written by a TfC seminar, preceded by a discussion of the level of quality that we wanted our students to aspire to in TfC.
step_2_introduction_example.pdf
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Step 1: Perspective
Step 3: Conversation
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