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Q: What is the best way of stating the background of a study?

Detailed question-I want to write the background of my study. Can you give me any tips or guidelines?

Asked by Catherine Kisasa Muthonde on September 8, 2016

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The introduction of your research paper should provide a background of the study. This includes an explanation of the area of your…

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Q: How to write the background to the study in a research paper?

Detailed question-Can you please help me by explaining what is the background to the study when writing a research paper? I'm writing a research paper on "The effects of socio-economic…

Asked by Sulwana Khayalethu on May 12, 2018

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The background of the study provides context to the information that you are discussing in your paper. Thus, the background of the study…

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Q: What is the best way to write an effective introduction?

Detailed question-I received the following reviewer comment: “The introduction should be longer and more detailed for the authors to place their work in the field.” Can you suggest how I…

Asked on July 24, 2014

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Basically, what the reviewer means is that your literature review is not substantial. The purpose of the introduction is to set the…

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Q: What tense should I use when writing a literature review?

Detailed question-I want to write that there are two articles that use the same stimulus and they find the same result. Which tense should I use?

Asked by Stacia Reviany on September 8, 2016

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Are you referring to a section (Introduction or Discussion) in your paper where you are talking about previously published work on the…

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Q: What are research objectives?

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Research objectives describe concisely what the research is trying to achieve. They summarize the accomplishments a researcher wishes…

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Q: Can you help me write the title and introduction of my research paper?

Detailed question-When it comes to writing a title of a manuscript, I wonder if it would be okay to use a title such as: ‘The problems of national coping plans and solution plans when…

Asked by Song Hyoguen on September 17, 2014

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Without looking at your manuscript, it is difficult to determine whether the title you have suggested is appropriate. However, it does…

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Q: What is the meaning of scope and delimitations of a study?

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Scope and delimitations are two elements of a research paper or thesis. The scope of a study explains the extent to which the research area will be explored in the…

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Q: What is the significance of a study and how is it stated in a research paper?

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In simple terms, the significance of the study is basically the importance of your research. The significance of a study must be stated in…

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Q: How to write the introductory chapter of a masters thesis?

Detailed question-In a Masters thesis, is “Introduction” the name of Chapter 1? Does it refer to the entire Chapter 1 or is it a subheading inside Chapter 1 which has its own body like…

Asked by Ariel Pelismino on October 4, 2017

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Generally, the chapter titles in a thesis are formatted as follows:

Chapter X: Name of the chapter

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Q: What is conceptual framework in research?

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There are two kinds of framework used when writing the background of a study, theoretical and conceptual.

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