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How to Write the Rationale for Research

Dr. Nancy Agnes, Head, Technical Operations, Pubrica, [email protected]

In brief

The word "research rationale" refers to the purpose

of conducting the study in question. You should be

able to communicate why your study was necessary

when writing your justification. It's a vital portion

of your research paper that should explain how

your study was unique and why it was important;

this will assist the reader in understanding why your

research question needs to be addressed in your

research paper, term paper, or another research

report. A study rationale is typically required as part

of a university course of study. Still, you may also be

required to write one as a professional researcher to

seek funding or other support.In the professional

setting, thorough research is especially vital because

your explanation will almost certainly become part

of the contract if financing or support is approved

(1).

I. INTRODUCTION

The purpose of doing the study is the logic of your

research. The rationale should answer why the

research was conducted in the earliest place. It's a

vital element of your paper because it justifies the

study's importance and novelty. As a result, it is also

known as the study's justification. In a perfect world,

your research would be organized as follows:

observation, justification, hypothesis, aims, methods,

findings, and conclusions.To begin writing your

reason, provide background on all of the research that

has been done on your study topic. Then ask yourself,

"What is missing?" or "What are the study's open

questions?" Identify the gaps in the literature and

explain why they are necessary to fill. Itresolves

toassist as the foundation for your research.

The justification for the study is another term for the

rationale for the research. When drafting your

rationale, start by introducing and describing what

other scholars have written on in your field of study.

Next, include a discussion of where the gaps in your

field's knowledge are after you've explained the work

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of previous literature and earlier research. Finally, use

these to identify future research issues that need to be

addressed and explain why it's important. The

justification explains to the reader of your research

publication why your study topic was important and

why it was needed. After you've outlined your

research rationale, you'll need to describe your

hypothesis and study objectives (2)

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II. THE RATIONALE FOR THE STUDY

i. Hope to accomplish 1) Describe the problem your study will

address: The problem your study will

address, also known as your research topic,

tells the reader what your study will look

into. Especially in a professional setting,

your research question should be as specific

as feasible. Research topics that are precise

and specific are more likely to lead to

funding options for your project.

For example, let's say you want to investigate how working the night shift

affects the academic achievement of college

students who are enrolled in daytime classes.

A limited question would measure a precise

impact based on a specified number of hours

worked.

2) Discourse the methodology for your study: Explain to your readers how you

want to do your clinical research and

provide a general schedule for the various

stages. Include information about how you'll

keep in touch with your study participants if

your study lasts several months or perhaps

years.

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Justify the approach you're taking. If another

methodology could achieve the same

outcome, describe it and explain why yours

is better — for example, it is more efficient,

takes less time, or requires fewer resources.

Personal interviews, for example, may

produce more information, but generating an

online questionnaire is more cost-effective.

This area of your reasoning will also include

facts on the cost of your study and the

facilities or resources you'll require,

especially if you're seeking financing or

support.

3) Predict the results of your study: Although a hypothesis isn't always essential, it might

help to support your argument. Include it in

your rationale if you can make a prediction

that is more than speculative. Make your

hypothesis as specific as feasible to reflect

your research question.

For example, if you're researching the impact of night shift work on academic

achievement, you might hypothesize that

working four or more nights per week

lowers students' grade point averages by

more than one point.

4) Clarify what you hope your study will accomplish: Your clinical research should

disclose something novel that hasn't been

tested before in your field. However, finding

something that no one else has found isn't

enough. You must also demonstrate that

your discoveries will be a substantial

development in your profession or that they

will clear up a previous misunderstanding.

When research writing your goals, use action phrases like "quantify" or "establish."

For example, one purpose of your research

could be to "quantify the degree to which

working at night affects college students'

academic performance."

If you're a professional researcher, you may need to be more detailed and clear with your

goals. Details regarding the conditions for

applying for financing and other support will

be provided by the organization you submit

your explanation(3)

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ii. Study's significance 1) Converse the previous work that your

study will build on: There is no such thing

as a study that takes place in a vacuum.

Examine past studies that addressed the

same research subject and make a distinction

between yours and there. In most rationale,

your justification will include a brief review

of this earlier work.

It is rarely essential to go into great detail. Instead, focus on the most important

research in the field that has addressed a

similar subject. Provide references so that

your viewers can look up past studies and

compare them to the one you're proposing.

2) Describe the shortcomings of the previous work: Differentiate your proposed study

from earlier work by identifying difficulties

with previous studies and outlining how

your study would address those concerns.

Previous research can be divided into three

categories:

Methodological limitations: Previous studies either failed to quantify variables correctly

or employed problems or biased research

design.

Contextual limitations: Previous research is no longer relevant since the factors being

measured have changed.

Conceptual limitations: Previous research has been excessively bound up in a

particular ideology or model.

3) Classify the ways your study will correct those shortcomings: Explain how your

study will respond to the research topic in a

way that past studies haven't been able to.

Be convincing to persuade your readers that

your research will make a valuable and

necessary contribution to the field.

For example, suppose a previous study was undertaken to defend a university's policy

prohibiting full-time students from working.

In that case, you could claim that it was

overly secured to that ideology and that the

results were biased as a result. You might

then clarify that your research isn't designed

to promote any one policy (4)

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iii. Academic proposal information 1) Deliver your credentials or experience as

a student or researcher: Use your

credentials or expertise to encourage your

audience that your study is not only required

but that you are the best person to undertake

it. For example, if you're a student, this

section of your justification would focus on

the topics you've studied as a student and

how your proposed study would help you

reach your academic goals.

As a student, you might highlight the major and specific classes that have provided you

with a unique understanding of your study's

subject. You might also note that you

worked as a research assistant on a project

with a similar approach or that addressed a

similar research subject.

If you're a professional researcher, emphasize your previous research

experience as well as the studies you've

conducted. You might also highlight any

research you've done with a similar

methodology that was significant in your

profession.

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2) Any guidelines required by your degree program or field: If you're proposing your

study to complete an academic requirement,

make a list of the program's prerequisites

and explain how your study would meet

them. Include details such as advisor or

teacher approval, interim reports, and

oversight.

For example, suppose you want to perform the study as part of your degree program's

research requirement. In that case, you might

go over any specific rules for that research

requirement and explain how your study

satisfies those criteria.

3) Listout the credits you intend your study to fulfil: Include that information if you're

asking that the study be worth a particular

amount of credits so that your readers can

decide whether the plan is appropriate. For

example, provide the name of your major or

minor, as well as the number of recognitions

and the name of the class for which you

intend to submit your final research, as well

as the number of credits and the name of the

class for which you intend to submit your

final research.

If you're submitting your reason for a specific number of credits, most

programmes will have specified terminology

for you to add. But, again, your instructor or

advisor can assist you in ensuring that

you've expressed this correctly (5)

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III. CONCLUSION

In each rationale research endeavour, defining the

justification research is an important aspect of the

research process and academic writing. This is what

you utilize in your research paper to explain the

research problem within your dissertation topic for

the first time. This will provide you with the research

justification you need to identify your research

question and possible results (6)

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