What is SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY as a part of Chapter I?
This is a 2 component (2 or 4 paragraphs) area of the Introduction. It tells the reader of your thesis who or what will benefit from your research. Not having a good Significance fails the entire thesis
Who wants to read, or publish, or even waste time in researching something useless? Hence, if you are writing to graduate, then you are most probably having dificulty in research. However if you are writing because of that goal, or those goals, then your research has direction.
How to Write:
The significance should address two components.
1st is theoretical significance. One good way is, among the sub-disciplines of your program, which among them, and what topics can benefit from the information gained from your manuscript?
In Political Science, Comparative Politics is a sub-discipline. Political Geography is another. A thesis can add to the geopolitical knowledge on the significance of the Spratlys. Or a thesis can contribute a new method in comparative politics.
e.g. The findings of the researchers can contribute to the body of knowledge of comparative politics and provide further insight regarding racial differentiation as a method of comparative political behavior among states. Literature review has shown minimal research on the topic, and this research will be a new addition to it.
Or the method has not been used, and the researchers original work can begin the foundation.
2nd is practical significance. How does your thesis address: issues? people? institutions? situations? problems? The combination depends on your thesis.
e.g. A thesis on cyber bullying
This research can shed more light on the politics of cyber bullying. (Give your explanations how as exemplified in the previous example).
Or you can follow the format in my thesis.
http://www.academia.edu/13228860/Federalism_and_its_Potential_Application_to_the_Republic_of_the_Philippines
Noted po, Sir.
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