Introduction, Results, discussion and conclusion chapters needed for the assignm
Introduction, Results, discussion and conclusion chapters needed for the assignment. The literature review and the methodology chapter are already done. I have attach the lit review and methodology chapter for your reference. Please come up with the results yourself. The proposal and ethics form show whats needed
Below is a detailed instructions on every topic:
Table of Contents
• Provide a thorough, well-presented and organized table of contents
List of Appendices
• Use letters to label appendices (i.e., Appendix A, Appendix B…)
• Begin on a new page
• See sample
List of Figures and Tables
• Use numbers to label figures and tables (i.e., Table 1, Figure 1…)
• Begin on a new page
• See sample
Abstract (150-300 words)
• Introduce the topic and its importance
• State the purpose and research questions for this study
• Discuss your sample and research methods
• Summarize your main findings
• Concluding statement suggesting the impact of your work or future directions
Note: Begin using Arabic numerals (standard numbers) to identify page numbers at Chapter 1
Chapter 1: Introduction (1000 words)
A. Introduction, Focus, and Overview
Suggested content:
• Introduce the focus of the work and the overall purpose
• Discuss the context of the school/sample/region
• State your Research Questions
• State your Hypotheses
Things to consider:
What is the focus of your inquiry? What questions are you trying to answer and why? What contextual information is important to bear in mind? (E.g. ′the institution is single sex′ or ′the children are year seven′). What are your hypotheses or hunches? Why are these questions and hypotheses important to you and your institution?
B. The Needs Analysis and Justification
Suggested content:
• Identify professional, department, and institutional needs
• Linked to national and/or international context
• Justification may be linked to plans or initiatives at institutional/regional/national level
Things to consider:
This section justifies your enquiry and why you are undertaking the development work. This section relates to your institution and/or the national and international needs and policies. Therefore you may refer to institution and department development plans, local, national and or international initiatives. Highlight the overall importance of this work and the need to improve understanding. You may want to include reference to published material throughout and other documents which should appear in the Appendix (e.g., School, Department or Personal Development Plans – all redacted to protect privacy)
Chapter 4: Results (2,000 words)
Suggested content:
• Presentation of your findings/the results in an organized manner
• Presentation of raw data/numbers as well as written interpretation of results
• Synthesis of findings around research questions or topics
• Graphical representation or tables when appropriate
• Clearly cross reference this section with the Appendices when appropriate
Things to consider:
In this section you will present the findings of your results. You may want to maintain clear distinction between qualitative and quantitative, with both given appropriate representation in the results section per the study design, or you may want to organize your results section around your research questions (perhaps RQ1 is answered by both quantitative and qualitative results). Either approach is fine but make sure your organization is clear. To present your results, you may want to list each finding in order and use visuals (tables, graphs, charts, diagrams) to help your reader understand your findings. You will want to maintain a clear order and pattern to your presentation so that your reader can easily follow and interpret your results. You can also employ hypothesis testing or link your results into meaningful groups.
Chapter 5: Discussion (2500 words)
Suggested content:
• Synthesis of key research findings across study
• Connected to Research Questions
• Interpretation connected to literature review
• Discussion of influence of research methodology, bias
• Limitations
• Future directions for research or application
Things to consider:
This is an important chapter in which you make sense of your results and evaluate and interpret them. In this section you will first summarize your findings across your research questions or present the main key findings or results from your research study. Next, you will analyse what your findings mean within your context and interpret them within the need you identified in your needs analysis. Next, you can compare your findings to the literature you have reviewed and other findings in your research. You may interweve these steps rather than doing them in a particular order if it suits.
You should measure and evaluate the weight of the evidence from your research findings, stating where there is strong and/or weak evidence in support of your research questions or none at all. You likely will discuss sources of bias along with desсrіptive and explanatory validity and the reliability of the results. How far we can we rely upon your research to base our practice or are there inherent flaws? How good were your research tools for answering your question? You will want to identify the limitations in your study. Lastly, you should highlight the implications of your findings and the future directions for research or application.
Chapter 6: Conclusion (1000 words)
Suggested content:
• Summarize the study and connect it to the overall purpose/importance/need identified.
• Highlight the key take home message from the study
• Influence of the research on your institution
• Next steps as a result of the research
• Influence the research has had on you as a professional
Things to consider:
The conclusion should succinctly encapsulate the important points of your research and connect these to the needs you identified and the overall purpose of the project. You can identify the influence of the research on your institution and suggested next steps or application of this research if you did not discuss it in the discussion section. You can also reflect on the research process. You can describe and evaluate the actions you took. What helped or hindered the activities? Avoid too much narrative, but critically discuss the processes of conducting the research. Aspects such as designing a research instrument or piloting your data collection methods are appropriate to discuss referring to the research literature and how it prepared or informed you, or not, for the activity. Reflection upon your activities once they have finished will increase your learning.
References:
• References appear in text in every section and whenever appropriate
• In-text citations and Reference list at the end of the dissertation follow Harvard Citethemright style
Appendices (do not count towards word count)
You must include all of the following in your appendices that relate to your study. You may want to include other material in your appendices that does not appear in this list. Make sure that your appendices do not include ANY information that allows for the identification of your participants or instituitons where the research took place. You can redact any sensitive information by blacking out the text (i.e., highlighting with black color on Word). Label your appendices with letters A-Z. The exact order is up to you and can be edited according to the order they are referred to in text in your dissertation or the order that makes most sense for your final document. Below is a suggested order.
• Dissertation proposal
• Ethics approval application (FULL & COMPLETE ethics application with signed approval forms, including the “Research Ethics Approval Form” and the “Research Ethics Student Risk Form”.
• Signed permission from the school(s)
• Blank consent form for participants
• Information sheet for participants
• Copy of the full survey and/or interview questions (if applicable)
• Any other materials distributed to participants as part of your study (e.g. a reading sample, a video)
• Data
o A sample of a completed interview or transсrіpt
o For qualitative data, a sample illustrating your coding scheme
o For quantitative date, representation of raw data (e.g., excel charts)