How was the world formed? Are there parallel universes? Why does time move forward but never in reverse? These are longstanding questions that have yet to receive definitive answers up to now.In research, these are called empirical questions, which ask about how the world is, how the world does work, etc. Such…
Whether you are a student whose goal is to complete course requirements or a researcher looking for funding, knowing how to write a research proposal is an important skill. If you have had experience writing a project proposal, you might think that they are the same. However, they are not. The standards…
Any study or research begins with a research question. Nevertheless, researchers face a degree of difficulty in turning valid and relevant issues into logical research questions. (Doody & Bailey, 2016). On top of that, despite the importance of the sound structure of these questions, there is little support on how to create…
Research or academic studies come in different forms. But whether they are research projects, essays for coursework, or scientific papers for publication, they all have one thing in common. And that is a thesis statement. The thesis statement is made up of one or two sentences that concisely summarize the main points…
The main aim of research is not merely to gather information. Instead, it goes beyond that. The true goal of research is to seek answers to previously unanswered questions to contribute to the body of knowledge in a discipline Goddard and Melville (2001, p.1). But for your peers, and indeed the whole…
We are extremely grateful to all users of our platform who have been with us for the past 8 years. Some of you were there from the very beginning, helping us lay the foundations for Guide2Research, and many more of you joined our community along the way, sharing valuable feedback that allowed…
Developing an interesting research question relies on understanding what is a research question, its attributes, and the approaches you can take to generate good ones. This requires a bit of philosophical work on the nature and intents of research programs. It is because research is too broad and varied an enterprise to pigeonhole…
The abstract is one of most important parts of a research paper. Commonly found at the beginning of a research paper, the abstract grabs the reader’s interest and provides a concise, informative summary of the paper. This short piece of text also tells readers what they can expect should they decide to…
