THOUGHTS AND PERSPECTIVES ON THE ISSUE OF RESEARCH FORMAT

Abstract

A research format, sometimes called research outline, is simply a formal outline for thinking about and organizing the research. In Methodology of Political Inquiry: Issues and Techniques of Research Methods in Political Science, research format is aptly defined as “a procedural outline that provides the frame or layout plan for research execution and guide for research write-up” (Biereenu-Nnabugwu, 2006: 485). Is research format really important? Of course it is an important step in the organization of research.