Indicate how your research will refine, revise, or extend existing knowledge in the area under investigation. Note that such refinements, revisions, or extensions may have substantive, theoretical, or methodological significance. Think pragmatically that most studies have two potential audiences: practitioners and professional peers. Statements relating the research to both groups are in order. This can be a difficult section to write.
Think about implications, how results of the study may affect scholarly research, theory, practice, educational interventions, curricula, counseling, policy. When thinking about the significance of your study, ask yourself the following questions:
Think about implications, how results of the study may affect scholarly research, theory, practice, educational interventions, curricula, counseling, policy. When thinking about the significance of your study, ask yourself the following questions:
• What will results mean to the theoretical framework of the study?
• What suggestions for subsequent research arise from the findings?
• What will the results mean to the practicing educator or management?
• Will results influence programs, methods, and/or interventions?
• Will results contribute to the solution of educational problems?
• Will results influence policy decisions?
• What will be improved or changed as a result of the proposed research?
• How will results of the study be implemented, and what innovations will come about?
