"The purpose of the research will be, most likely, to document how admirable charitable efforts by The Children of the Land were terminated by the well-meaning Los Angeles Police Force." What is incorrect about this wording? (Select all that apply.)
a. A police organization cannot be named in a research purpose.
b. A purpose should specify methodology.
c. The terms admirable and well-meaning are both subjective.
d. The purpose must identify the goal of the study, not the "most likely" goal.
e. The purpose should be stated as "was" or "is" but not "will be."
ANS: C, D, E
The purpose is generated from the problem, identifies the goal or goals of the study, and directs the development of the study. In the research process, the purpose is usually stated after the problem, because the problem identifies the gap in knowledge in a selected area and the purpose clarifies the knowledge to be generated by the study. The research purpose must be stated objectively, that is, in a way that does not reflect particular biases or values of the researcher. Investigators who do not recognize their values might include their biases in the research. This can lead them to generate the answers they want or believe to be true and might add inaccurate information to a discipline's body of knowledge.
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