Lesson 3: What research partners can do
There are 7 steps to the research process.
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1
Choose a research question
Discuss what research questions should be studied. Review the research to see what has already been studied.
2
Plan how to do the research
Design the study and what it will be like for participants.
3
Find a way to pay for the study
Write grants or do fundraising to pay for team member salaries, participant reimbursement, equipment, etc.
4
Find people to participate in the study
Recruit participants who meet the requirements of the study.
5
Do the study & collect data
Collect data from surveys, interviews, focus groups, and other means. For some studies, this might take only a few days; for other studies, this may take months or even years.
6
Analyze the data & write the results
Look at all the data together and figure out what it means. Write the results for sharing with others.
7
Understand & share results
The results can then be shared in an academic journal, at a conference, through social media, etc.