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    The document provides guidance on writing the discussion section of a research paper. The discussion section should interpret results, answer research questions, justify the approach, and critically evaluate the study. It should review findings in the context of previous literature and existing knowledge on the topic. Most people outline the discussion section first before writing, referring back to research questions and setting results in the context of literature and theory. The discussion section is often the longest part and can be broken into subheadings. It is important to understand any differences from previous findings and fully explain results.

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    The document provides guidance on writing the discussion section of a research paper. The discussion section should interpret results, answer research questions, justify the approach, and critically evaluate the study. It should review findings in the context of previous literature and existing knowledge on the topic. Most people outline the discussion section first before writing, referring back to research questions and setting results in the context of literature and theory. The discussion section is often the longest part and can be broken into subheadings. It is important to understand any differences from previous findings and fully explain results.

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    The document provides guidance on writing the discussion section of a research paper. The discussion section should interpret results, answer research questions, justify the approach, and critically evaluate the study. It should review findings in the context of previous literature and existing knowledge on the topic. Most people outline the discussion section first before writing, referring back to research questions and setting results in the context of literature and theory. The discussion section is often the longest part and can be broken into subheadings. It is important to understand any differences from previous findings and fully explain results.

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    Writing The Discussion Part of A Research Paper

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    The document provides guidance on writing the discussion section of a research paper. The discussion section should interpret results, answer research questions, justify the approach, and critically evaluate the study. It should review findings in the context of previous literature and existing knowledge on the topic. Most people outline the discussion section first before writing, referring back to research questions and setting results in the context of literature and theory. The discussion section is often the longest part and can be broken into subheadings. It is important to understand any differences from previous findings and fully explain results.

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    WRITING THE

    DISCUSSION PART OF A
    RESEARCH PAPER

    Reporter:
    Borje, Jucel
    Romaraog Kirsten Claire S.
    DISCUSSION SECTION

     Interpret and explain your results

     Answer your research questions

     Justify your approach

     Critically evaluate your study


    BEFORE STARTING THE DISCUSSION
    • The discussion section
    therefore needs to review
    your findings in the
    context of the literature
    and the existing
    knowledge about the
    subject. • This section should be
    written in the present
    tense.

    • You must need to


    demonstrate that you
    understand the limitations
    of your research and the
    implications of your
    findings for policy and
    practice
    STARTING THE TASK
     Most people are likely to write this section best by
    preparing an outline.
     Setting out the broad thrust of the argument.
     How your results support it.
     You may find techniques like mind mapping are
    helpful in making a first outline.
     You should start by referring back your research
    questions, discuss you results, then set them into
    the context of the literature, and then into broader
    theory.
    TOP TIP

    This is likely o be one of the longest


    sections of your dissertation, and it’s
    good idea to break it down into chunks
    with sub-heading to help you reader to
    navigate through the detail.
    FLESHING OUT THE DETAIL
     Once you have your  This will help you to  For each theme or
    outline in front of see whether your area, you should
    you, you can start to results are over- discuss how the
    map out how your focused in one area, results help to
    results fit into the which is why writing answer your
    outline. up your research as research question,
    you go along can be and whether the
    a helpful process. results are consistent
    with your
    expectations and the
    literature.
    THE IMPORTANCE OF
    UNDERSTANDING DIFFERENCES

     If your results are  Your explanations may


    controversial and/or include issues such as
    a non-representative
    unexpected, you
    sample for convenience
    should set them fully in purposes, a response
    context and explain rate skewed towards
    why you think that you those with a particular
    obtained them. experience, or your own
    involvement as a
    participant for
    sociological research.
    THE IMPORTANCE OF UNDERSTANDING
    DIFFERENCES (CONT)

     You do not need to be apologetic about these,


    because you made a choice about them, which you
    should have justified in the methodology section.

     However, you do need to evaluate your own results


    against others’ findings, especially if they are
    different.

     A full understanding of the limitations of your


    research is part of a good discussion section.
    TIP 2
    At this stage, you may want to
    revisit your literature review, unless
    you submitted it as a separate
    submission earlier, and revise it to
    draw out those studies which have
    proven more relevant.
     Conclude by summarizing the
    implications of your findings in
    brief.

     Explain why they are important for


    researchers and in practice, and
    CONCLUSION provide some suggestions for
    further work.
    OF
    DISCUSSION  You may also wish to make some
    recommendations for practice.

     As before, this may be separate


    section, or included in your
    discussion.

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