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Background of The Study

This document discusses the background of research section in academic papers. It explains that the background section should provide context for the study and justify the need for the research by identifying gaps in existing literature. It should demonstrate that an exhaustive literature review was conducted to understand the topic and identify areas warranting further exploration.

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Background of The Study

This document discusses the background of research section in academic papers. It explains that the background section should provide context for the study and justify the need for the research by identifying gaps in existing literature. It should demonstrate that an exhaustive literature review was conducted to understand the topic and identify areas warranting further exploration.

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BACKGROUND

OF
RESEARCH
✓ Choosing a sound research topic entails
a considerable amount of time, focus,
and preliminary research.

✓ Before a topic is finalized, you may have


read and evaluated the question many
times and even consulted professionals
or instructors to ensure its validity and
feasibility.
✓How you relay to the reader the
implication of the research
problem formulated is what
constitutes the background of the
study section of your paper.
Background of the Study
✓The background of the study is the
part of your paper where you inform the
reader of the context of the study.
✓When we say context, it means the
situation or circumstances within which
your research topic was
conceptualized.
Background of the Study
✓Ideally, this part is written when you
have already conducted a literature
review and has a good perception of
the topic so you can articulate the
importance and validity of the
research problem.
Background of the Study
✓Ideally, this part is written when you
have already conducted a literature
review and has a good perception of
the topic so you can articulate the
importance and validity of the research
problem.
Background of the Study
✓It is also in this part of the paper where
you justify the need to conduct a
research study about the topic selected
by establishing the research gap.
Background of the Study
✓A research gap is an under or
unexplored area of a topic that
requires further exploration. The gap
can be in the form of other variables,
conditions, population, methodology,
or test subject.
Background of the Study
✓To identify research gaps, an
exhaustive literature review regarding
the topic is required. You may have to
look for similar or related studies
employing quantitative, qualitative, or
mixed methods from legitimate
sources and examine the gray areas.
Background of the Study
✓Reading through the Discussion,
Conclusion, or the Recommendations
sections of the articles will help you know
potential areas of study that need further
attention. Identifying research gaps
sometimes would even make researchers
modify their research problem as they get
noteworthy ideas from fellow researchers.
Background of the Study
✓While both the Background of the Study and
the Review of Related Literature involve
reading past related studies, they differ in some
aspects. The former is at the introductory part
of the paper with the purpose of relaying the
importance of your research study; the latter is
more comprehensive and thoroughly discusses
the studies mentioned in the background of
research.
Background of the Study
Moreover, the background of the study
answers the following questions:
1. What is already known about the topic?
2. What is not known about the topic?
3. Why do you need to address those
gaps?
4. What is the rationale of your study?
THANK
YOU!

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