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How to Write the Rationale for Research
Dr. Nancy Agnes, Head, Technical Operations, Pubrica, [email protected]
In brief
The word "research rationale" refers to the purpose
of conducting the study in question. You should be
able to communicate why your study was necessary
when writing your justification. It's a vital portion
of your research paper that should explain how
your study was unique and why it was important;
this will assist the reader in understanding why your
research question needs to be addressed in your
research paper, term paper, or another research
report. A study rationale is typically required as part
of a university course of study. Still, you may also be
required to write one as a professional researcher to
seek funding or other support.In the professional
setting, thorough research is especially vital because
your explanation will almost certainly become part
of the contract if financing or support is approved
(1).
I. INTRODUCTION
The purpose of doing the study is the logic of your
research. The rationale should answer why the
research was conducted in the earliest place. It's a
vital element of your paper because it justifies the
study's importance and novelty. As a result, it is also
known as the study's justification. In a perfect world,
your research would be organized as follows:
observation, justification, hypothesis, aims, methods,
findings, and conclusions.To begin writing your
reason, provide background on all of the research that
has been done on your study topic. Then ask yourself,
"What is missing?" or "What are the study's open
questions?" Identify the gaps in the literature and
explain why they are necessary to fill. Itresolves
toassist as the foundation for your research.
The justification for the study is another term for the
rationale for the research. When drafting your
rationale, start by introducing and describing what
other scholars have written on in your field of study.
Next, include a discussion of where the gaps in your
field's knowledge are after you've explained the work
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of previous literature and earlier research. Finally, use
these to identify future research issues that need to be
addressed and explain why it's important. The
justification explains to the reader of your research
publication why your study topic was important and
why it was needed. After you've outlined your
research rationale, you'll need to describe your
hypothesis and study objectives (2)
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II. THE RATIONALE FOR THE STUDY
i. Hope to accomplish 1) Describe the problem your study will
address: The problem your study will
address, also known as your research topic,
tells the reader what your study will look
into. Especially in a professional setting,
your research question should be as specific
as feasible. Research topics that are precise
and specific are more likely to lead to
funding options for your project.
For example, let's say you want to investigate how working the night shift
affects the academic achievement of college
students who are enrolled in daytime classes.
A limited question would measure a precise
impact based on a specified number of hours
worked.
2) Discourse the methodology for your study: Explain to your readers how you
want to do your clinical research and
provide a general schedule for the various
stages. Include information about how you'll
keep in touch with your study participants if
your study lasts several months or perhaps
years.
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Justify the approach you're taking. If another
methodology could achieve the same
outcome, describe it and explain why yours
is better — for example, it is more efficient,
takes less time, or requires fewer resources.
Personal interviews, for example, may
produce more information, but generating an
online questionnaire is more cost-effective.
This area of your reasoning will also include
facts on the cost of your study and the
facilities or resources you'll require,
especially if you're seeking financing or
support.
3) Predict the results of your study: Although a hypothesis isn't always essential, it might
help to support your argument. Include it in
your rationale if you can make a prediction
that is more than speculative. Make your
hypothesis as specific as feasible to reflect
your research question.
For example, if you're researching the impact of night shift work on academic
achievement, you might hypothesize that
working four or more nights per week
lowers students' grade point averages by
more than one point.
4) Clarify what you hope your study will accomplish: Your clinical research should
disclose something novel that hasn't been
tested before in your field. However, finding
something that no one else has found isn't
enough. You must also demonstrate that
your discoveries will be a substantial
development in your profession or that they
will clear up a previous misunderstanding.
When research writing your goals, use action phrases like "quantify" or "establish."
For example, one purpose of your research
could be to "quantify the degree to which
working at night affects college students'
academic performance."
If you're a professional researcher, you may need to be more detailed and clear with your
goals. Details regarding the conditions for
applying for financing and other support will
be provided by the organization you submit
your explanation(3)
.
ii. Study's significance 1) Converse the previous work that your
study will build on: There is no such thing
as a study that takes place in a vacuum.
Examine past studies that addressed the
same research subject and make a distinction
between yours and there. In most rationale,
your justification will include a brief review
of this earlier work.
It is rarely essential to go into great detail. Instead, focus on the most important
research in the field that has addressed a
similar subject. Provide references so that
your viewers can look up past studies and
compare them to the one you're proposing.
2) Describe the shortcomings of the previous work: Differentiate your proposed study
from earlier work by identifying difficulties
with previous studies and outlining how
your study would address those concerns.
Previous research can be divided into three
categories:
Methodological limitations: Previous studies either failed to quantify variables correctly
or employed problems or biased research
design.
Contextual limitations: Previous research is no longer relevant since the factors being
measured have changed.
Conceptual limitations: Previous research has been excessively bound up in a
particular ideology or model.
3) Classify the ways your study will correct those shortcomings: Explain how your
study will respond to the research topic in a
way that past studies haven't been able to.
Be convincing to persuade your readers that
your research will make a valuable and
necessary contribution to the field.
For example, suppose a previous study was undertaken to defend a university's policy
prohibiting full-time students from working.
In that case, you could claim that it was
overly secured to that ideology and that the
results were biased as a result. You might
then clarify that your research isn't designed
to promote any one policy (4)
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iii. Academic proposal information 1) Deliver your credentials or experience as
a student or researcher: Use your
credentials or expertise to encourage your
audience that your study is not only required
but that you are the best person to undertake
it. For example, if you're a student, this
section of your justification would focus on
the topics you've studied as a student and
how your proposed study would help you
reach your academic goals.
As a student, you might highlight the major and specific classes that have provided you
with a unique understanding of your study's
subject. You might also note that you
worked as a research assistant on a project
with a similar approach or that addressed a
similar research subject.
If you're a professional researcher, emphasize your previous research
experience as well as the studies you've
conducted. You might also highlight any
research you've done with a similar
methodology that was significant in your
profession.
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2) Any guidelines required by your degree program or field: If you're proposing your
study to complete an academic requirement,
make a list of the program's prerequisites
and explain how your study would meet
them. Include details such as advisor or
teacher approval, interim reports, and
oversight.
For example, suppose you want to perform the study as part of your degree program's
research requirement. In that case, you might
go over any specific rules for that research
requirement and explain how your study
satisfies those criteria.
3) Listout the credits you intend your study to fulfil: Include that information if you're
asking that the study be worth a particular
amount of credits so that your readers can
decide whether the plan is appropriate. For
example, provide the name of your major or
minor, as well as the number of recognitions
and the name of the class for which you
intend to submit your final research, as well
as the number of credits and the name of the
class for which you intend to submit your
final research.
If you're submitting your reason for a specific number of credits, most
programmes will have specified terminology
for you to add. But, again, your instructor or
advisor can assist you in ensuring that
you've expressed this correctly (5)
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III. CONCLUSION
In each rationale research endeavour, defining the
justification research is an important aspect of the
research process and academic writing. This is what
you utilize in your research paper to explain the
research problem within your dissertation topic for
the first time. This will provide you with the research
justification you need to identify your research
question and possible results (6)
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