RESEARCH #3,3

• Limitation


  • Refers to uncontrollable factors that can affect the process of conducting the study, specifically on the part of the methodology and results
  • Methodological limitations can include the required number of participants, sufficiency of references to support claims, data collection, and measurement technique limitations
  • Personal limitations include language barriers, time constraints, biases, and financial or budgetary limitations
• Delimitations are controlled and set by the researcher
• The scope indicates the general research boundaries
• Setting the Scope and Limitation of a Qualitative Research


  1. Indicate the scope, limitations, and delimitations of the study

  2. Define the coverage of the study, and avoid or minimize difficulties during the conduct of research

  3. Boundaries or restrictions that can affect the flow of conducting the research study
• Scope


  • Describes the coverage of the study
  • Indicates general boundaries of the study
  • Serves as the basis when setting up the delimitations of the study
• Delimitation


  • Specific population
  • Specific time limit for conducting the research
  • Topics and ideas that will be included or excluded
  • Specific geographical locations of the observations
  • Specific theories and methods to be used
• Delimitation


  • Boundaries that the researcher sets up based on the identified scope and limitations
  • This section commonly identifies specific population, specific time limit for conducting the research, topics and ideas that will be included or excluded, specific geographical locations of the observations, and specific theories and methods to be used
• Limitations are uncontrollable constraints
• Scope


  • General purpose of your study
  • Population involved in the study
  • Time element and duration of the study
  • Topics or ideas covered in the study
  • Geographical details
  • Theories and methods involved in the study
• Formulating a Research Problem


  Setting the Scope and Limitation of a Qualitative Research