2. Page 2
It presents the background of
your study.
It introduces your topic.
It provides a solid foundation and
encourages readers to continue on to
the main parts of your paper—the
methods, results, and discussion.
3. Deductive
Approach
Add Supporting
Details
Page 3
The introduction leads the reader from a
general subject area to a particular topic
of inquiry.
It establishes the scope, context, and
significance of the research being
conducted by summarizing current
understanding and background
information about the topic, stating the
purpose of the work in the form of the
research problem
4. Page 4
What was I studying? Why was this topic important to
investigate?
What did we know about this topic
before I did this study?
How will this study advance new
knowledge or new ways of
understanding?
5. Page 5
1
Ensure that you
summarize prior studies
about the topic in a
manner that lays a
foundation for
understanding the
research problem;
2
explain how your study
specifically addresses
gaps in the literature,
insufficient consideration
of the topic, or other
deficiencies in the
literature;
3
note the broader
theoretical, empirical,
and/or policy
contributions and
implications of your
research.
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How to Write an
Introduction of a Research
Study?
7. Page 7
Think of the structure of the introduction as an
inverted triangle of information that lays a
foundation for understanding the research problem.
Organize the information so as to present the more
general aspects of the topic early in the introduction,
then narrow your analysis to more specific topical
information that provides context, finally arriving at
your research problem and the rationale for
studying it.
Start Broadly and then Narrow Down
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You should thoroughly cover the most
recent and most relevant literature
pertaining to your study.
Avoid giving too many citations at one
point.
10. Page 10
How to Write an
Introduction of a Research
Study?
11. Page 11
simple strategy to
follow is to use key
words from your title in
the first few sentences
of the introduction.
12.
13. Page 13
The key is to summarize what is known
about the specific research problem before
you do your analysis. This part of your
introduction should not represent a
comprehensive literature review--that
comes next. It consists of a general review
of the critical, foundational research
literature [with citations] that establishes a
foundation for understanding key elements
of the research problem.
18. Page 18
Problem Introduction Objectives of the
Study
Results and
Discussions
Methods and
Procedure
RRL
Conclusions Recommendations References
19. Page 19
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