Formulating research problems : creative approaches for student research / Johan Alvehus ; translated by Rikard Ehnsiö.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Alvehus, Johan, Author.

Contributor:

Ehnsiö, Rikard, translator.

Standardized Title:

Problemformulering. English http://id.loc.gov/resources/hubs/7bc201a6-5a2a-4232-e59a-e4627a773608

Language:

English

Swedish

Subjects (All):

Dissertations, Academic.

Research--Methodology.

Research.

Physical Description:

vii, 100 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2026.

Summary:

"Formulating Research Problems addresses one of the most critical yet often overlooked aspects of research: how to define and frame the problem at the heart of a study. While most research methods texts devote only a few pages to this question, Johan Alvehus offers a dedicated, accessible, and practical guide that helps students move beyond vague topics and into the development of clear, rigorous, and creative research problems. The book introduces four complementary approaches. The gap approach builds on existing literature to identify what is missing. The grounded approach starts from empirical material to surface new problems. The mystery approach invites students to create puzzles and challenge taken-for-granted assumptions. Finally, the actor approach engages with problems experienced by social actors and reformulates them in theoretical terms. Each approach is explained with clarity, outlining strengths, pitfalls, and examples, so that students can use them independently or in combination. Concise, practical, and versatile, this book is suitable across disciplines in the social sciences, humanities, and applied fields. Already widely adopted in its original Swedish edition, it is designed for undergraduate and Master's students writing theses, while also offering valuable guidance for DBA and early PhD students developing their research projects"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version Alvehus, Johan Formulating research problems

ISBN:

9781041258872

1041258879

9781041258858

1041258852

OCLC:

1579839151

Publisher Number:

90104843064