Consider completing your research in 3 waves. Wave 1: General Overview, broad information Wave 2: More specific information related to your topic Wave 3: Quotations/citations/very specific facts related to your topic. So, if you’re just starting out, your research might look like this: Let’s say your topic is on rate of language acquisition for English as a second language for those of Asian descent. Wave 1 research: General overview articles on language acquisition and general overviews on language acquisition for Asians. Wave 2 research: More specific information targeted directly to Asians, and to language acquisition for English as a 2nd language. Wave 3 research: Specific quotations/citations relevant to Asians directly. So, actually, you’re creating an upside triangle of information- the base is broader, and gradually narrows as you get to the more specific research. When putting together your research, the goal is to help the reader understand the process from a general (broad) perspective all the way to a more specific (target population focused) perspective.
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