The request is to summarize chapter one through four of my dissertation. Ii have included the specific outline with the explanation of what each section should reflect. Use a minuium of 50 of the references in Literature Review and other sections in the summary in conjunction with the findings in chapter 4.
SEE BELOW:
Introduction
Summary of the Findings
Discussion of the Findings
Discussion of the Findings in Relation to the Literature
Limitations
Implication of the Findings for Practice
Recommendations for Further Research
Conclusion
Introduction
Prepare an introduction to your Chapter 5 that (a) explains the purpose of the study, (b)
briefly identify the methodology and research design, (c) informs your reader about what
Chapter 5 will do [its purpose], (d) orients your reader to how Chapter 5 is organized, and (de
describes how the chapter fits into the overall dissertation.
Summary of the Findings
In this section clearly, accurately, concisely, and objectively summarize the results [for
quantitative studies] or findings [for qualitative studies]. Be reader-based in developing this key
section. As a general rule of thumb using a “general-to-specific pattern” works well in
summarizing your results so they are easily understood. You can do this by beginning each
paragraph with a general statement of your results followed by the details that support it. For
quantitative studies organize this section by the research questions. For qualitative studies the
section can be organized thematically or by answering the research questions sequentially.
Avoid interpretations in this section, which you can offer in the discussion section that follows.
Discussion of the Findings
In this section interpret the results or findings and qualify your interpretation with the related literature [research and theory]. What do the results or findings mean? What do the
study’s results or findings mean in light the practitioner’s practice problem or theoretical debate
or controversy that drove the need for the study? What do the study’s results or findings mean in light of existing findings in the field? What might the results of findings mean? Where the research questions adequately answered? Why did the study’s results or findings turn out the way they did?
Sometimes a study’s analysis and results fail to support for the hypothesis or the results
only partially answer the research question(s). Provide an explanation of any unanticipated
results. Often when the study’s results are not expected, a researcher will use the literature to
find analogous situations and frame a plausible explanation. Or was it something about the
research design such as a limitation or methodological flaw that accounts for the unanticipated
outcome? Sometimes the researcher must make a best estimate [e.g., one possible explanation
for . . . is . . . ]. When the hypothesis is not supported or only a partial answer is obtained, what
are the implications regarding the value or clarity of the original research question(s)? Should
similar further research not be recommended or should the research questions be modified in
further studies?
Discussion of the Results in Relation to the Literature
Discuss the relationship between the results or findings and the literature. Throughout chapter 5 there should be citations drawing connections between what the results or findings and the work of other scholars.
Relationship between the Results and the Theoretical or Conceptual Framework
One of the critical competencies of conducting research is to advance theory through
testing, extending, refining, evaluating or challenging theory or a conceptual framework. How
did the findings confirm or disconfirm theoretical concepts, assumptions or expectations? If a
conceptual framework was used in place of theory, did the results confirm or disconfirm the
assumptions or expectations of that conceptual framework? What are the theoretical
ramifications resulting from your study’s results or findings?
Relationship between the Results and the Literature Reviewed After connecting the findings to the theoretical or conceptual framework, discuss the relationship between the findings and the literature reviewed? Did the literature reviewed in Chapter 2 align with and support the findings? Why or why not? If new relevant literature was reviewed after Chapter 2 was written and there is a connection or support between the findings and that literature not included in Chapter 2, include a discussion of it here.
Limitations
Having conducted and considered the results or findings, you should be able to see the
study from a new perspective regarding the limitations of the study. In other words you the
should now have additional insight regarding the scope of the study, what it achieved and could
not achieve, and the interpretation and implications of the findings in terms of what the findings
can and cannot provide. Please note also that design limitations are a common cause of
unexpected results. Describe the study’s limitations. Your critical assessment in this section
should lead to improvements that could be applied in future research.
Implication of the Findings for Practice
Identify the implications for practice. Please note though that not all educational studies will have implications or recommendations for practice. Any implications or suggestions or calls for change should be drawn directly from and supported by your study’s results of findings. Also before making a generalization to the population at large from which the sample was drawn, consider the size, corresponding confidence levels and intervals, and representativeness of your sample. When discussing practice implications from the findings from a qualitative study, which lacks the sample size to generalize, use common sense and make recommendations for change judiciously. Ensure those recommendations are drawn directly from the findings.
Recommendations for Further Research
Make recommendations for further research that are needed and that have arisen from but were not incorporated in the study or supported by the data. Recommendations, if applicable, can be made to complete the research cycle or agenda.
Conclusion
In this section provide a final summary of the answers to the research question and
provide closure to the dissertation as a whole.
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