Hello All,

I was just after some thoughts on what people include in the conclusion section of each of their chapters. To provide a bit of background, I'm in the social sciences and am currently writing up my findings and discussion chapters. To date I have tended to include the following:

- Overview of the issue/subject being explored during the research
- Summary of key points (keep it simple - focus on important points)
- Link back to the purpose of the research

How is everyone else doing it? Any thoughts/tips gratefully received :)

Cheers!
RLD

I'm from the geographic sciences, and my disucssion and conclusion for each data chapter was rolled into one. My approach was to cover off what was in the chapter aims/objects, and discuss the outcomes in relation to previous literature i.e. how my work added to the state of knowledge about the subject. In my discussion I also provided a summary of sorts, but it was integrated into the broader discussion.

Thanks Barramack! Similar to what I have done, but split into two separate sections (discussion and conclusion).