Write a purpose statement using terminology of qualitative research

In Part 1 of your Major Assignment 1, you examined a problem and created a problem statement for your topic of study. You also began your research to support the problem you identified. For this week, you will work on Part 2 where you will write your purpose statement, a justification for your qualitative study, and your research question.

To prepare for this Assignment:

• Review the Learning Resources related to research design and methods.
• Review the Detailed Major Assignment 1 Guidelines for proper formatting of your paper.
• Review the Walden Writing Center websites related to annotated bibliographies
• Attend the Walden Library Lab webinar and consider how you will need to use the library to assist you in your research. Use the Course Guide and Assignment Help for additional information.
• Use the Course Guide and Assignment Help to continue your search for the three articles related to your personal topic of study. You will need one literature review meta-analysis article, one theory article, and one research article. The research article may either be from a quantitative or qualitative perspective. (Note:You previously used this research article for your Discussion 2 in Week 3.)
• You will continue your work on your Annotated Bibliography that will contribute to your research topic for the final Assignment.

Part 2

• Write a purpose statement using terminology of qualitative research. The purpose statement should contain:
  1. A statement using the following template: The purpose of this qualitative study is to[choose one: explore, describe, understand, explain] the meaning/experience/culture/stories of [phenomenon of interest] in [population/setting].
  2. A justification of why the purpose of your study is suited for the qualitative approach in terms of:
     • The phenomena you choose
     • The “fit” with a constructivist epistemology and ontology
     • The relevance of the naturalistic setting or context to the phenomena of interest

Based on your knowledge of reflexivity, explain your relationship to the problem; and the issues of bias and positionality to be addressed. Include a brief description of the setting and possible sources of data.

• Write a research question using terminology of qualitative research. (Note:This could be the same research question you created in your Discussion 1 for this week ONLY if it applies to your topic of study for this Assignment.)

  The research question should incorporate and mirror the purpose statement using the following template: What is the meaning/experience/culture/stories of [phenomenon of interest] in [population/setting]?

• Include your updated Annotated Bibliography section.

No Assignment submission for this week.