Chapter 1 Review

• Introduction

• Background of the Study

• Statement of the Problem

• Significance of the Study

• Theoretical / Conceptual Framework

• Scope and Delimitations of the Study

• Definition of Terms

The introduction addresses what the study will entail

Focuses on what a reader can expect in the document, in a concise manner.

This section will prepare a reader for the document who is not familiar with the concepts discussed in the paper.

It also discusses existing data on your topic

A general statement of the whole problem followed by the specific questions or sub-problems into which the general problem is broken up.

It consists of concepts pulled together as a map for a study

• List of relevant theories

• Paragraph form

• Provides added context needed necessary

It sets boundaries and parameters of the problem inquiry and narrows down the scope of the inquiry.

• Rationale

• Groups of people who will benefit from your study

• Possible implications

• Only the technical terms need to be included

• Operationally defined

• Could be sourced from encyclopedias, books, magazines and newspaper articles, dictionaries, and other publications but the researcher must acknowledge his sources