The next two sections in Chapter 5 are Limitations and
Recommendations. These sections ask you to take a step back and evaluate your
study. Keep in mind that all studies have limitations; it is just part of the
process. Describe the limitations to generalizability and/or trustworthiness
that arose from execution of the study. Resist the temptation to simply copy
from Chapter 1, carefully think about who participated in your study and what
that means in terms of generalizability. An example might be if you did your
study in a rural area, it may not be generalizable to urban areas. Again, this
is fine – but you need to recognize it.
Your new limitations should be used to rethink what was written in
chapter 1 for the proposal.
The Recommendations section asks you to think through what
the next research steps may be. Remember that science is based upon building
upon others' research – this is your chance to influence the future! Describe
recommendations for further research that are grounded in the strengths and
limitations of the current study as well as the literature reviewed in chapter
2. Think about your research methods, what alterations do you suggest for
future researchers? What aspects still need to be studied? Are there changes in
theory that you think need to be made? Your study is now part of the literature
in the field, what areas are left to explore? Think of this section as a time
capsule that you are leaving for future researchers/ students, leave them with
a good picture of what you see as needing additional study.
Next time I will post an updated blog index. 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
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