APA Business and Management

Results of Qualitative Study

For this part of the assignment you will present the results of your study.  Next you will evaluate what your findings mean.

Results

Data analyses:  Present results without discussion. 

For Qualitative Studies:

Present results in a way that answers the research question(s).
Review published articles that use similar designs for examples on how to present qualitative findings.
Ensure that no identifying information is included.

USE THIS ******chapter 5 of the APA Manual, 6th ed. provides information on how to present results.

Evaluation of Findings

Use this section to describe what your findings mean.  Your discussion should tie the findings to their practical use given the problem or issue that you identified in Chapter 1.  Some discussion should be included as to whether or not the results were expected and also should provide explanations for unexpected results.