Implications and Limitations, Essay Example

Review conclusions form part of the study in looking at the implications and limitations of a study in order to help the beneficiaries of the study to make well-informed judgment on the issues facing children and young adults in the future. The goal of this convergent study was to use the largest sample possible from the population in order to give a true picture of the issue of child poverty and income inequality in order to address the effects of poverty on education as well as life experiences of children and young adults in totality. The implications of the proposed sample in the first case study on child poverty where three thousand counties across the United States were used is that we will be drawing upon past and to some extent current research investigations in determining the strength of the case presented. Therefore, the kind of lessons and conclusions drawn from this sample will be more generalized and can be learned from case study research, which is idiosyncratic.

The sample from the first case study is indicative of a true representation of the population implying accuracy of findings since it considers three thousand counties out of a possible three thousand one hundred and forty counties, which is more than ninety-five percent of possible population makeup. This sample of counties is however limited in taking into account two States completely now and in future as, Alaska’s division is in boroughs while Louisiana into parishes. Therefore, in future there needs to be clear definition of boroughs and parishes to see if they fit the bill to be considered as counties in order to be included in the sample. The other limitation would be covering the volume of data involved given that research is time bound thus not all the sample items will be analyzed in depth. Another limitation being given regarding the case study research is that it lacks scientific rigor and that it provides little basis for generalization. I tend to disagree with this since the essence of case studying is to come up with conclusions on a sample that can be generalized or applied across a larger set of units. Therefore, a case study can be used as precedent in defining similar cases. What I am implying is that this is a valid instrument, which is well able to measure the desired variables.

In the second case study, the implication being made is that the sample of seven hundred participants is not enough to represent the proposed population of ten thousand. I tend to think that looking at the case empirically the sample makes sense since the population cuts across America and there are different criteria used in stratifying the sample in order to achieve the closest true representative sample. The implications being made in having respondents truthfully answer the questionnaire include, the standard structuring of questions across board for uniformity. Each structured questionnaire is broken into parts that will require statements, which will capture the information applicable to this convergent study (since it is a collection of views to formulate the study).

The limitations of the research proposal include the relevance of applying some of the former findings in the current study, as well as extent to which scientific methods can be used is curtailed by use of the case study method. It is important to note that demographic parameters (number of people, economic status, or health) change over time, which can be a hindrance to accuracy and sense, obtained from case studies, which can compromise our research. However, in this research proposal, this concern is addressed through respondent validation, use of theoretical sampling, as well as transparency all through the process of research.