GUIDE LINES FOR RESEARCH PROJECT |. PRELIMINARY Title Acknossledgemen! Abstract Contents List of tables INTRODUCTION Focus of Research = Area of study = Sub areas of study Purpose of Research ~ Importance an relevance of research topic “Origin of the problern studied = Research findings 3, METHODS OF RESEARCH, Setting = Context of esearch “Role of researcher Approach = Methods use forthe research Questions asked from respondents { Potabtishing appropriateness of methods and questions for the research setting Sampling Teclniques. = Sampling method used = Rationate of ehoice of the sampling method = Sample size “Selection of respondents to be included in the sarmple {Situation and time period of collecting data from respondents 4. COLLECTION OF DATA + Organization of collection of dats * Observations of persons deputed c collect data “ fesucs and concems generated by the investigators and respondents in the collection of data 5, PROCESSING OF DATA ‘Analyses of Data ~ patterns, themes, tendencies, trends that logically emerge from dat “Categories and typologies (classifications based on behaviour of respondents Interpretation and Explanation of Data ~ Linkages between categories and dimensions Relationships of entities that go together or have certain degres of interdependence “Enquiry and discussion regarding causes and consequences pertaining to area of study = Hypotheses arising out of enquiry 6. VALIDATION AND VERIFICATION OF FINDINGS Methods used for validation Credibility of findings ” Discussion of rival hypothesis or alternate explanations Analysis of negative or deviant cases “Triangulation of methods, sources and investigators Researcher's perspective of findings “Transcription of recorded reactions of respondents Comments of experts who have critically examined the research study 7. CONCLUSIONS Basie findings Implication of basic findings Recommendations of respondents an investigators research Note: Triangulation is used to combine several methodologies for solving a problem. The underiying assumption is that the weakness af different methods ean be overcome in the combination and therefore the generalization of results can be more meaninafit