The final sections of Chapter 5 are your chance to wrap up
your study for the reader and leave them with most important points. In the
Implications section, you should first examine the potential impact for positive
social change at the appropriate level for your study (individual, family,
organizational, and societal/policy). Be careful that implications for social
change do not exceed the study boundaries. In other words, be realistic, your
study won't change the world, but it may have an impact in some small area.
Next, you should describe methodological, theoretical,
and/or empirical implications, as appropriate. Consider what we have learned
from your study in terms of new methodology. Have you added to a theory or made
some aspect clearer? Have your data provided an insight into your population
that wasn't known previously? Finally, are there recommendations that you can
make for practice, for example, for clinicians or health care providers?
The final section of your dissertation is the Conclusions.
You need to provide a strong “take home” message that captures the key essence
of the study. What do you want people to remember about your study? These are
your final words on your study, make them memorable, and clear!
Next
time we will look at how to talk to faculty.. 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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