Chapter 1: Introduction

Introduction

Your Introduction should

• Create reader interest in the topic,
• Lay the broad foundation for the problem that leads to the study,
• Place the study within the larger context of the scholarly literature, and
reach out to a specific audience. (Creswell, 1994,p. 42)
• Introduction must include sub-sections with appropriate headings/
subheadings and should highlight some of the key references that you
plan to use in the main study.
• Components of Introduction:
1.1 Overview
1.2 Background of the Study
1.3 Problem Statement
1.4 Research Questions
1.5 Objectives of the study
1.6 Significance of the Study
1.7 Definitions of the key terms
 1.1 Overview

• Provide preliminary background information that puts your

research in context
• Clarify the focus of your study
• Point out the value of your research
• Specify your specific research aims and objectives.
How the Problem Differs from other Parts
of Research
• A research problem is an issue or problem in the study.
• A research topic is the broad subject matter being addressed in a s
tudy.
• A purpose is the major intent or objective of the study.
• Research questions are those that the researcher would like
answered in the study.
 Research Problem
Example
• In the literature on the gig economy, these new forms of employment are
sometimes characterized as a flexible active choice and sometimes as
an exploitative last resort. To gain a fuller understanding of why young
people engage in the gig economy, in-depth qualitative research is
required. Focusing on workers’ experiences can help develop more
robust theories of flexibility and precarity in contemporary employment,
as well as potentially informing future policy objectives
 1.2 Background of the study

• The background study includes a review of the area being researched,

current information surrounding the issue, previous studies on the issue,
and relevant history on the issue. Ideally, the study should effectively
set forth the history and background information on your thesis proble
m.
 1.3 Problem Statement
An effective problem statement is concise and concrete. It should:
• Put the problem in context (what do we already know?)
• Describe the precise issue that the research will address (what do we
need to know?)
• Show the relevance of the problem (why do we need to know it?)
• Set the objectives of the research (what will you do to find out?)

How to write the problem statement in your research proposal, manuscript or

thesis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y022M8-9VdI
 1.4 Research Objectives
Four things that you need to remember when creating research objectives:
• Appropriateness (each objective is clearly related to what you want to
study)
• Distinctness (each objective is focused and incrementally assists in
achieving the overall research aim)
• Clarity (each objective avoids ambiguity)
• Being achievable (each objective is realistic and can be completed within
a reasonable timescale)
 1.5 Definitions

Define the term in your own words in your thesis.

Keep the definition in your thesis brief and basic.

You will elaborate on it more in the body of your paper.

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