Abstract
The purpose of doing any research is to answer a question. The completed research should advance knowledge and therefore be of interest to the scientific community. As the questions to be answered in applied sciences are often derived from the clinical setting, the final phase of the research process is the application and evaluation of the research. Therefore, unless the results are written up and published, they cannot fulfil any useful purpose, and the effort in conducting the research is for nought. These issues are, of course, in addition to any personal gain that the researcher may have as a student, which is the completion of requirements for a degree or a personal contractual obligation to a funding agency that has supported the research. Besides, it is thrilling to be able to contribute in a small way to the development of knowledge: to provide information for teachers to teach, for researchers to build on, for clinicians to use and to improve patient care. This is only possible if the results are disseminated.
Keywords
- Qualitative Research
- Qualitative Finding
- Qualitative Researcher
- Conducting Research
- Quantitative Researcher
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Morse, J.M., Field, P.A. (1996). Reporting qualitative research. In: Nursing Research. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-4471-9_8
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