THE DYNAMICS OF POLITICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH
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Although the study of Political Science Research is fraught with
byzantine complexities, the need to device procedures that will
guarantee the probable scientific accura(y of research answers
remain a "sine qua non" for all researchers. The paper which is
a descriptive exposition opines that the researcher should avoid
selecting apolitical topics. state: the research problematic clearly,
the methods used to solve the problematic including definition of
concepts, theoretical framework, hypothesis form.u/ation, data
generation, collation, presentation, interpretation and the results
of the research. On the contentious issue of literature review, the
paper advised researchers not to replicate other scholars' works
but to identify thema1concems, unresolved issues and unexplained
terrain as well as recognized implications of findings for !Joth
theory and practice Researchers were reminded that their work rests on previous studie:-.
hence theirs provide but a starting point for further research. The
treatise re-emphasized or revisited strunk and white's 1959 antidote
for a good thesis which include the need for brevity, clarity and
simplicity. A fourth trajectory was added - accuracy.
in sum, the paper suggests that accuracy is important in reporting
our findings because examiners are often bored wading through
superjlous, serpentine, unclear, and pompous sentences couched in
very bad English.
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JA Political science (General)