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GENERAL SUGGESTIONS THESIS WRITINGFrom the UE Graduate
School
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
The Introduction contains the folloin! sections" in this
se#uence$a% &ac'!round of the Stud()% Theoretical Frameor' or
*once+tual Frameor'c% Statement of the ,ro)lemd% H(+othesis
-o+tional.e% Sco+e and /elimitationf% Si!ni0cance of the Stud(!%
O+erational /e0nition of Terms
&A*1GROUN/ OF THE STU/2$ this section is useful es+eciall(
for readersho ha3e little or no 'noled!e a)out the research to+ic%
This should contain
a discussion on the status of the issues co3ered )( the research
to+ic"current !o3ernment +olic( or le!islation%
THEORETI*AL FRA4EWOR1$ the theoretical frameor' discusses the
e5istin!theor(6theories that ill hel+ e5+lain6+redict ho an
o)ser3ed +henomenone5ists and o+erates as re7ected in the +aradi!m%
Well8'non authorit(sources to su++ort the theor(6theories are
cited%
*ON*E,TUAL FRA4EWOR1$ the conce+tual frameor' e5+ounds on
theconce+ts" 3aria)les and indicators that led to the formulation
of the research+ro)lem and its corres+ondin! h(+othesis% These
conce+ts" constructs and
3aria)les should )e +resented in a conce+tual +aradi!m%
E5am+les$ -9.in+ut8+rocess8out+ut8feed)ac' +aradi!m" and -:.
inde+endent8moderatin!8de+endent 3aria)le +aradi!m%
STATE4ENT OF THE ,RO&LE4$ there are to +arts$ -9. the
!eneral +ro)lem"and -:. the s+eci0c +ro)lems% The !eneral +ro)lem
should )e stated indeclarati3e form% The main +ro)lem should )e
consistent ith the title of thestud(% On the other hand" the
s+eci0c +ro)lems are in interro!ati3e or#uestion form% The
#uestions must )e clearl( and lo!icall( +resented and )econnected
to the title of the thesis or dissertation%
H2,OTHESIS$ the h(+othesis is hat the stud( ould li'e to test%
This is+resented in its null form% E5am+les$
-59. There are no si!ni0cant di;erences amon! the de+ositors
