Conducting a research is essential for scholars in almost all disciplines, thus, it is important that one is well versed with the ideas relating to research. The discussion below focuses on various aspects that are essential for anyone with the aim or in the process of carrying out a research.
Crucial Ideas In research
To start with, a theory, it is a useful aspect of research in many ways. In particular, a theory helps in the formation of research ideas in two common ways. The first one is by allowing a person to speculate behaviors that one ought to expect in a given combination of variables. Secondly, a theory help in coming up with strategies that one can use to cope up with different circumstances (Lewis, 2015). Moreover, in research, theories are important, in that, they define and give an explanation of different concepts.
Another important thing is research questions. One ought to ask essential research questions when writing or carrying out a research for they help to put the research into focus in regards to what a research intends to do or its responsibilities. Therefore, important questions are necessary as they will determine the direction of research (Corbin, Strauss, " Strauss, 2014). On the other hand, there is also the literature review, which is important before one carries out a research to form an impression about essential aspects of the topic under research. Also, literature reviews help in looking at the relationship that exists between concepts and provides an evaluation of the previous methods applied to the topic. On the other hand, scholarly journals are often preferred in research because the materials are written by experts in those particular fields unlike other sources (Smith, 2015). Additionally, most of them have citations and some are published by respected professional organs, unlike other sources. In carrying out research, the discussion part one can evaluate an analysis of the findings and relates them to the hypothesis, research question, and introduction. Also, there is the result section where one can evaluates data established, either in form of graphs or figures.
Conclusion
It is evident from the discussion above that there are various aspects that are essential for anyone to understand before carrying out a research.
References
Corbin, J., Strauss, A., " Strauss, A. L. (2014). Basics of qualitative research. Sage.
Lewis, S. (2015). Qualitative inquiry and research design: Choosing among five approaches. Health promotion practice, 16(4), 473-475.
Smith, J. A. (Ed.). (2015). Qualitative psychology: A practical guide to research methods. Sage.
