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    Qualitative Research Titles

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    The document provides guidance on writing effective titles for qualitative research papers. An effective title should summarize the main idea or purpose of the research in the fewest words possible. It should avoid being too long with unnecessary words or too short and generic. When developing a title, one should consider the research purpose, tone, methods, and aim to capture the reader's attention and draw them to the research problem. The final title formulated after completing the research should accurately reflect what was studied. A subtitle can further explain or provide context for the title.

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    The document provides guidance on writing effective titles for qualitative research papers. An effective title should summarize the main idea or purpose of the research in the fewest words possible. It should avoid being too long with unnecessary words or too short and generic. When developing a title, one should consider the research purpose, tone, methods, and aim to capture the reader's attention and draw them to the research problem. The final title formulated after completing the research should accurately reflect what was studied. A subtitle can further explain or provide context for the title.

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    The document provides guidance on writing effective titles for qualitative research papers. An effective title should summarize the main idea or purpose of the research in the fewest words possible. It should avoid being too long with unnecessary words or too short and generic. When developing a title, one should consider the research purpose, tone, methods, and aim to capture the reader's attention and draw them to the research problem. The final title formulated after completing the research should accurately reflect what was studied. A subtitle can further explain or provide context for the title.

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    Writing Qualitative Research Titles

    The title summarizes the main idea or ideas of your study. A good title contains the fewest possible
    words that adequately describe the contents and/or purpose of your research paper.

    The title is without doubt the part of a paper that is read the most, and it is usually read first. If the title
    is too long it usually contains too many unnecessary words, e.g., “A Study to Investigate the….” On the
    other hand, a title which is too short often uses words which are too general. For example, “African
    Politics” could be the title of a book, but it does not provide any information on the focus of a research
    paper.

    Structure and Writing Style

    The following parameters can be used to help you formulate a suitable research paper title:

    The purpose of the research

    The narrative tone of the paper [typically defined by the type of the research]

    The methods used

    The initial aim of a title is to capture the reader’s attention and to draw his or her attention to the
    research problem being investigated.

    Create a Working Title

    Typically, the final title you submit to your professor is created after the research is complete so that the
    title accurately captures what was done. The working title should be developed early in the research
    process because it can help anchor the focus of the study in much the same way the research problem
    does. Referring back to the working title can help you reorient yourself back to the main purpose of the
    study if you feel yourself drifting off on a tangent while writing.

    The Final Title

    Effective titles in academic research papers have several characteristics.

    Indicate accurately the subject and scope of the study.


    Avoid using abbreviations.

    Use words that create a positive impression and stimulate reader interest.

    Use current nomenclature from the field of study.

    Identify key variables, both dependent and independent.

    May reveal how the paper will be organized.

    Suggest a relationship between variables which supports the major hypothesis.

    Is limited to 10 to 15 substantive words.

    Do not include “study of,” “analysis of” or similar constructions.

    Titles are usually in the form of a phrase, but can also be in the form of a question.

    Use correct grammar and capitalization with all first words and last words capitalized, including the first
    word of a subtitle. All nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs that appear between the first
    and last words of the title are also capitalized.

    In academic papers, rarely is a title followed by an exclamation mark. However, a title or subtitle can be
    in the form of a question.

    The Subtitle

    Subtitles are quite common in social science research papers. Examples of why you may include a
    subtitle:

    Explains or provides additional context, e.g., “Linguistic Ethnography and the Study of Welfare
    Institutions as a Flow of Social Practices: The Case of Residential Child Care Institutions as Paradoxical
    Institutions.”

    Adds substance to a literary, provocative, or imaginative title, e.g., “Listen to What I Say, Not How I Vote:
    Congressional Support for the President in Washington and at Home.”

    Qualifies the geographic scope of the research, e.g., “The Geopolitics of the Eastern Border of the
    European Union: The Case of Romania-Moldova-Ukraine.”

    Qualifies the temporal scope of the research, e.g., “A Comparison of the Progressive Era and the
    Depression Years: Societal Influences on Predictions of the Future of the Library, 1895-1940.”

    Focuses on investigating the ideas, theories, or work of a particular individual, e.g., “A Deliberative
    Conception of Politics: How Francesco Saverio Merlino Related Anarchy and Democracy.”

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