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Caribbean Studies IA - 2015
Caribbean Studies IA - 2015
Acknowledgement
Chapter1
Background
Rationale
PurposeoftheStudy
StatementoftheProblem
ResearchQuestions
Hypothesis
Delimitation
DefinitionofKeyterms
EducationalValue
Chapter2
Literaturereview
Chapter3
CritiqueofSources
Methodology
Chapter4
Presentationoffindings
Chapter5
InterpretationofData
Chapter6
Discussionoffindings
Conclusion
Limitations
Recommendations
*Bibliography
*Appendix
Element Explanation
Background Thepurposeofthebackgroundistoinformthereaderofthecurrent
statusoftheissueathand.Thereshouldbeacomprehensive
discussion(aboutonepage).Focusontheseaspects:Whatisthe
currentsituationintheindustryathand?Whatmakestheresearch
necessary?Whatsituationcreatedaninterestintotheresearch?
(Hereyouneedtobeginstrongargumentsthatrelatetothe
formulatedproblemstatement).Ensurethatthissectionprovidesa
broadfocusonthecurrentscenarioandprovideabroadfocus
overviewofthestudy.
Rationale Somewhereintheintroductionyouneedtoinformthereaderofthe
rationaleofyourresearch.Thisisabriefexplanationofwhyyour
researchtopicisworthyofstudyandmaymakeasignificant
contributiontothebodyofalreadyexistingresearch.
Purposeofthe Thestatementofpurposeisnotsimplyastatementofwhythe
study researchisbeingdone.(Thatiswhattherationalesectionisfor.)
Rather,"purpose"referstothegoalorobjectiveofyourresearch.
"WhatdoIexpecttodiscoverorlearnfromthisresearch?"
Statementofthe Fortheproblemstatement,youshouldbethinkingabout:
Problem/Problem
Whotheproblemaffects?
Statement
Whattheoutcomewouldbeiftheproblemwerenot
solved
Wheretheproblemistakingplace
Whentheproblemneedstobefixed
Whyisitimportantfortheproblemtobefixed?
Istheproblemshorttermorwillitcontinueintothefuture?How
manypeopleareaffectedbythisproblem?Wouldthisresearch
reviseexistingknowledgeorpractices?Ifso,how?
Research Theresearchquestionsidentifytheproblemandtherelationships
questions thattheresearcherwouldliketoknowmoreabout.Theyaresub
questionsthattheresearchisattemptingtoanswerbasedonthe
centralresearchtopic.
Hypothesis Anexpectationorpredictionabouttherelationshipbetweentwo
variablesinaresearchstudy.Usuallyhypothesesareusedin
scientificresearchwhereexperimentalresearchisimportant.
Examplesinclude:Temperatureswilldecreasewithincreasing
altitudeorBacteriaXcausesthediseaseY.Insocialsciences
hypotheseslookmorelike:Studentscareeraspirationsbearlittle
relationtothedevelopmentalneedsofthecountryorTheschool
curriculumdoesnoteffectivelypromoteknowledgeabouttheworld
ofwork.Hypothesescaneitherbeupheldorrejectedbythe
outcomesoftheresearch.
Delimitation Delimitationsarethedefinitionsyousetastheboundariesofyour