SOC SCI 89 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Research Question, List Of Fables Characters, Institute For Operations Research And The Management Sciences
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Introduce the problem or issue that provided the impetus for research. Discuss where the study falls within a larger research or scholarly area. Provide a very brief overview of methods. Sometimes independent and dependent variables are stated in the purpose statement. Sometimes a personal statement from the author is also included. Prior research or work that has addressed the problem. What you want to study and what you intend to accomplish. State what you are going to do (as opposed to the deficiency or significance of the study) Purpose statement is different than the research problem or research questions. The scholarly basis for your work, including your hypothesis. Review of other work that informs your work, what else has been done. Clarify concepts or definitions used your research. Allows you to couch your work within a larger research agenda. What type of research design will you use. What are the theoretical or conceptual frameworks that undergird your work.
