Northcentral University Library. (2021). Alignment of problem, purpose, and research questions. Northcentral University. This resource will help with alignment.
Newman, I., & Covrig, D. M. (2013). Building consistency between title, problem statement, purpose, & research questions to improve the quality of research plans and reports. New Horizons in Adult Education & Human Resource Development, 25(1), 70–79. This article describes helpful steps for planning research.
Krathwohl, D. R. (2012). Dissertation. In N. J. Salkind (Ed.), Encyclopedia of research design (pp. 377–379). SAGE. This resource will help you with alignment.
Behar, E., & Cain, N. (Academic). (2011). Steps in planning and conducting research [Video file]. SAGE Research Methods. This video will describe helpful steps for planning research.
