Chapter I Introduction Edit

CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

The introduction is developed in a preamble section that is not labeled as a

subsection and you may recognize this as your background to the study. This section
provides a brief overview of the research focus or problem, explains why this study is
worth conducting, and discusses how this study will be completed.
Specifically, the topic is introduced and value of conducting the study is
discussed; provide the reader with a clear understanding of the problem in a concise yet
complete manner; articulate that the problem is worthy of further investigation; briefly
describe how the study will be done; present the guiding research question for the study;
explain how this study can contribute to the existing knowledge; describe how the study
will address something that is not already known or has not been studied before; describe
how the study will fill a gap in existing literature or research; and describe how the study
extends prior research on the topic in some way. You are preparing your audience to
understand and accept the statement of the problem.
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Problem Statement
Remember you have prepared the reader with the preamble above this section.
This section includes the problem statement, the population affected, and how the study
will contribute to solving the problem. Specifically, states the specific problem proposed
for research by presenting a clear declarative statement that begins with “It is not known
how/why and…” or “While the literature indicates ____________, it is not known in
(school/district/organization/community) if __________.” Do not forget to identify the
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general population affected by the problem; suggest how the study may contribute to
solving the problem; clearly describe the magnitude and importance of the problem; and
identify the need for the study and why it is of concern to the researcher. Relate your
research approach in writing this section.
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Purpose of the Study
The purpose statement section expands on the problem statement and identifies
how the study will be accomplished. The section begins with a declarative statement,
“The purpose of this study is…..” Included in this statement are also the research design,
population, phenomena to be studied, and the geographic location. Do not forget to
include a definition of the phenomenon, that is, your topic of the study. Refer to the
sample purpose statement template in your lesson material.
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Research Questions
It narrows the focus of the study by specifying the research questions to
address the problem statement. Qualitative studies will typically have one overarching
research question with three or more sub-questions.
In a paragraph prior to listing the research questions, include a discussion of
the research questions, relating them to the problem statement. Then, include a leading
phrase to introduce the questions such as: The following research questions guide this
qualitative study:
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1. This is an example of how a qualitative research question should align within the
text of the manuscript. Indent .25 inches from the left margin. Text that wraps
around to the next line is indented using the Hanging Indent feature at .5”.
2. Add a research question here following the format above. Additional research
questions should follow the same format.
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Scope and Delimitation
Discuss your scope, limitations, and delimitations. The scope tells what is and
what is not in the domain of your research; be specific as to what you will be studying
and what factors are within the accepted range of your study. It explains the extent to
which the research area will be explored in the work and specifies the parameters within
which your study will be operating. Limitations are things that the researcher has no
control over, such as bias. Delimitations are things over which the researcher has control,
such as location of the study. Identify the limitations and delimitations of the research
design. Discuss the potential generalizability of the study findings based on these
limitations. Describe what your research design cannot accomplish due to the scope of
the project, limitations of time and resources. However, do not adopt a whiny and
petulant tone; you are simply acknowledging reality, as does every other student in your
position. For each limitation and/or delimitation listed, make sure to provide an
associated explanation. For example: The following limitations/delimitations were
present in this study:
1. Lack of funding limited the scope of this study. Provide an explanation to support
this limitation.
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2. The interview with Grade 11 High School students was delimited to only STEM
strand in one school within Calasiao, limiting the demographic sample. Provide
an explanation to support this delimitation.
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Assumptions of the Study
An assumption is a self-evident truth. This section should list what is assumed
to be true about the information gathered in the study. State the assumptions being
accepted for the study as methodological, theoretical, or topic specific. For each
assumption listed, you must also provide an explanation. Provide a rationale for each
assumption, incorporating multiple perspectives, when appropriate. For example, the
following assumptions were present in this study:
1. It is assumed that research participants in this study were not deceptive with their
answers, and that the participants answered questions honestly and to the best of
their ability. Provide an explanation to support this assumption.
2. It is assumed that this study is an accurate representation of the current situation
in (location). Provide an explanation to support this assumption.
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Significance of the Study
The introductory statement is a very short prelude or introduction to this part of
your research. This part of the research contains the beneficiaries of your research. The
presentation of the beneficiaries contains the accounts or descriptions of how the
beneficiaries benefit from the study.
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Definition of Terms
Keep this brief, if extensive a glossary is required, which would belong in the
appendices. Each definition appears as a third level heading in this section. Cite the
sources of your materials. This section defines the study constructs and provides a
common understanding of the technical terms, exclusive jargon, variables, phenomena,
concepts, and technical terminology used within the scope of the study. Terms are
defined in lay terms and in the context in which they are used within the study. Each
definition may be a few sentences to a paragraph in length. This section includes any
words that may be unknown to a lay person (words with unusual or ambiguous meanings
or technical terms). Definitions must be supported with citations from scholarly sources.
Do not use Wikipedia to define terms. Additionally, do not use dictionaries to define
terms. A lead-in phrase is needed to introduce the terms such as: “The following terms
were used operationally in this study.” See below for the correct format:
College readiness: “the level of preparation a student needs in order to enroll
and succeed, without mediation, in a credit-bearing education course at a postsecondary
institution that offers a baccalaureate degree or transfer to a baccalaureate program”
(Conley, 2007, p. 5).

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CHAPTER I

The introduction is developed in a preamble section that is not labeled as a

worth conducting, and discusses how this study will be completed.

Specifically, the topic is introduced and value of conducting the study is

understand and accept the statement of the problem.

how/why and…” or “While the literature indicates ____________, it is not known in

(school/district/organization/community) if __________.” Do not forget to identify the

research approach in writing this section.

Purpose of the Study

population, phenomena to be studied, and the geographic location. Do not forget to

sample purpose statement template in your lesson material.

It narrows the focus of the study by specifying the research questions to

research question with three or more sub-questions.

In a paragraph prior to listing the research questions, include a discussion of

questions should follow the same format.

Scope and Delimitation

associated explanation. For example: The following limitations/delimitations were

present in this study:

an explanation to support this delimitation.

Assumptions of the Study

An assumption is a self-evident truth. This section should list what is assumed

assumption, incorporating multiple perspectives, when appropriate. For example, the

following assumptions were present in this study:

their ability. Provide an explanation to support this assumption.

2. It is assumed that this study is an accurate representation of the current situation

in (location). Provide an explanation to support this assumption.

Significance of the Study

The introductory statement is a very short prelude or introduction to this part of

presentation of the beneficiaries contains the accounts or descriptions of how the

beneficiaries benefit from the study.

common understanding of the technical terms, exclusive jargon, variables, phenomena,

College readiness: “the level of preparation a student needs in order to enroll

and succeed, without mediation, in a credit-bearing education course at a postsecondary

institution that offers a baccalaureate degree or transfer to a baccalaureate program”

(Conley, 2007, p. 5).

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