Erkenntnisbeitrag

English translation: Significance of findings

22:26 Nov 14, 2017

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Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy / Master\'s Thesis

German term or phrase: Erkenntnisbeitrag

I am editing a master's thesis and the author is unsure of the translation for "Erkenntnisbeitrag." It is one of three sections in the conclusion part (Schlusskapitel) of the the thesis:

Schlussfolgerungen (Conclusions)
Erkenntnisbeitrag (??)
Ausblick (Future research)

Thank you for any help you can provide!

Meg Zueblin KudoZ activity Questions: 2 (none open) Answers: 0 Switzerland
Local time: 03:13

English translation:Significance of findings

Explanation:
Erkenntnisse = findings
https://dict.leo.org/englisch-deutsch/Erkenntnis
i.e. the contribution made by the findings that have resulted from this research (rather than to the existing 'body of knowledge')

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Re Ausblick, I think that 'Future research' is reading too much into it. I would go for something non-committal such as 'Prospects'. This would include possible applications for the already completed research.

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Lancashireman
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:13

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Thanks so much for your time and translation!
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Summary of answers provided

3 +3

Significance of findings

Lancashireman

Contribution to the current state of knowledge (in the field)

David Hollywood

Insights

Ramey Rieger (X)

1 +1

Contributions to the Body of Knowledge

Kphred

Discussion entries: 3

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54 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

Contributions to the Body of Knowledge

Explanation:
Probably refers to what this thesis has to contribute to the field of relevance.

Kphred
Local time: 19:13
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 14

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks for your input - I think it would work for a paper that is broader in scope. This paper is about a specific organization, so I chose another formulation. I appreciate your thoughts, though!

2 hrs confidence:

Contribution to the current state of knowledge (in the field)

Explanation:
I would say in this context

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https://www.merit.unu.edu/training/theses/burlacu_irina.pdf

Thesis contribution to the current state of knowledge ... structure). Next to that, it does not abstract from one particular case with parameters specific to one or two ...

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https://www.hf.uio.no › UiO › Faculty of Humanities

25 jun. 2015 - "The scope of a PhD thesis should be such that it can be completed within the ... The candidate shall normally be the sole author of at least one of the contributions. ... he/she is familiar with the current state of knowledge in the field in question. ... Application and admission · Programme structure · Study and ...

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I think this is pretty standard and would work fine in your context

David Hollywood
Local time: 22:13
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 116

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks so much for your answer and the links you added. I agree that it is a good solution, but for a thesis with a wider scope than the one I am editing. I appreciate your input and time!

3 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

Significance of findings

Lancashireman
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:13
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 370

Grading comment

Thanks so much for your time and translation!

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks so much for your answer - it works great for the paper I'm editing. I also appreciate your comment on "Ausblick."

8 hrs confidence:

Insights

Explanation:
I have used this more than once in dissertations to cover whatever has been learned, discovered, related, etc.

Ramey Rieger (X)
Germany
Local time: 03:13
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 109

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank you very much for your answer - I really like it and have added it to my personal glossary. For this particular thesis, it's a bit too broad, but that's exactly what can make it useful in a different situation. I appreciate your input!

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