CONCLUDING THE RESEARCH

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• Concluding and Reporting Research

• Reports of research generally involve a clear description of the problem and the methodology together with the results, the researchers' interpretations of the data based on their theoretical framework, and a conclusion.

• It is important because

• THE FINAL STAGES IN REPORTING QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH

• The Discussion

• Limitations, Future Research, and Conclusion Sections

• in their final stages insofar as qualitative research reports can be more varied in terms of organization and in terms of the specific sections included (e.g., results and discussion might be grouped together).

• THE FINAL STAGES IN REPORTING QUALITATIVE RESEARCH

• REPORTING COMBINED METHOD (QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE) RESEARCH

• survey-based research methods, such as the use of questionnaires, are often used to triangulate both more quantitative and more qualitatively oriented data.

• CHECKLIST FOR COMPLETING REPORTS OF RESEARCH

• The Research Problem and Questions

• When reporting research, the problem and questions need to be clearly stated and presented as part of a theoretical framework.

• The Research Hypotheses

• The research hypotheses (if any) also need to be clearly stated and presented as part of a theoretical framework in the research report

• The Audience

• It is important to take into consideration the needs, interests, and expectations of the audience when reporting research.

• The Abstract

• the abstract provides a brief overview, that readers will usually use to determine whether the study is relevant to their current interests and research needs.

• The Literature Review

• The literature review explains the context for the research, together with details about the findings, strengths, and weaknesses of previous studies in the area

• The Design of the Study

• the design to allow other researchers to replicate the study and to be able to understand and evaluate the validity of the results, based on the methods used.

• Logistics

• * appropriate permission or consent from the participants.  * secure place fr data * a contingency plan for a problem * timeline

• Participants

• * sufficient biographical details of the participants * confidentiality, anonymity * is the information provided to them

• Data Gathering

• * choice of sample * evidence of validity * information of when, how, where the data were gathered *explicit data-gathering

• Data Analysis

• * transcription * coding system *interrater reliability

• Conclusion

• References

• * summarized results * aknowledged limmitations * discussed implications *suggestions

• all citations in reports of research, (whether books, articles, chapters, etc.), and only those citations, are included in the correct format in the reference list