Writing Strategy: Propose Directions

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Propose Directions can be used to make recommendations and/or suggest lines of future investigation. This Strategy can be further used to assert the need for future work that continues to address the targeted niche, to further contribute new knowledge to the field, and possibly to announce follow-up or on-going research by the same author/s. At this point, you might consider what new questions your study raises, what questions your study is unable to answer, and what avenues future research can take in your area of inquiry. Future Directions could also be discussed after presenting a general conclusion that emerged from the outcomes of your study. These recommendations for the future can be included in either the Discussion or Conclusion of your paper, but do not repeat your recommendations in both sections. Think about the overall narrative flow of your paper to determine where it is the best to locate this information. Here, you can see some Language Use patterns: