Building blocks for developing a research question: The ABC-model

Maarten Wisse; Johan Roeland

doi:10.1111/teth.12603

Building blocks for developing a research question: The ABC-model

Maarten Wisse, Johan Roeland^*

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Abstract

A precisely formulated research question is becoming increasingly important within the humanities. This applies not only to research funding applications, but also to articles, papers, and student theses. This article presents a tool allowing students to develop research questions on their own, which is open enough to allow for a wide variety of research questions, while still giving users sufficient guidance to formulate a precise question. It also offers a concrete roadmap for students to use in developing their research question.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	22-34
Number of pages	13
Journal	Teaching Theology & Religion
Volume	25
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/teth.12603
Publication status	Published - 22 Mar 2022

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We would like to thank Albert Gootjes and Ayesha van der Woensel for improving our English and various colleagues from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and the Protestant Theological University for their comments on earlier versions of this paper.

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© 2022 The Authors. Teaching Theology & Religion published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

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