Chapter 5

Chapter 5 is where you bring everything together for your future reader, Lucy. In this chapter is your opportunity to explain to Lucy your logic in how you are interpreting your findings. Begin by summarizing the results for her, and then move into relating the results back to the literature that you reviewed in chapter 2. Explain to Lucy how your results fit into the theory you used for your study, if the results do not match the predictions from the theory, speculate as to why you think that is the case. 

Discuss your ideas for future research, this is section is very important to Lucy, she may want to take one of your research ideas and use it for her own dissertation. Explain your recommendations as in terms of previous studies, as well as your study, and what your recommendations would bring to the literature. 

Finally, relate to Lucy how your study may influence social change. These ideas may lead to her to suggest an applied study that will lead to further social change. Finally, talk to her directly and leave with her with your final message that captures what you feel are the most important elements of your study. 

Next time, I will examine the finals sections of the dissertation and why they are included. Do you have an issue or a question that you would like me to discuss in a future post? Would you like to be a guest writer? Send me your ideas! leann.stadtlander@waldenu.edu 

Today's break photo is from the Crazy Mountains in central Montana.