Elements of Research Abstracts Size Limit (characters) Section heading Description 300 Purpose State the intent or goal of the study (i.e., what you wanted to learn) 500 Background/Significance Describe the knowledge base you are building on, and the importance of the study goal 700 Methods Identify the study design, sample, instruments, data collection procedures, and analytic approach used 700 Results Describe analytic findings 300 Conclusions & Implications for Practice Describe the meaning of your findings and specific practice implications

Elements of Innovative Strategies Abstracts Size Limit (characters) Section heading Description 300 Purpose Identify the issue addressed and goal of strategy 300 Significance Describe the importance of the issue addressed 1000 Strategy and implementation Describe the innovation, and the process of implementation 300 Evaluation Describe the effectiveness of the innovation, and how success was measured 300 Implications for Practice Identify specific practice implications