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Homework: Create the Purpose Statement
Before proceeding with this homework, review the problem statement that you submitted, and the feedback received from your instructor. Revise the problem statement based on your instructor's feedback. Remember, a dissertation is an iterative process; adjustments, revisions, and edits are part of the process.
Using the template provided of this course, your writing activity is to create a purpose for the study by indicating the intent, goal, and rationale for researching the problem addressed in last homework. The purpose statement should begin with "The purpose of this (quantitative or qualitative) (design) study is to..."
Use the following list to complete the purpose statement:
I. Constructs/variables
II. Target population (citation needed)
III. Research setting
IV. Sampling frame
i. What are the features of the population of interest (group identity, activity, or position).
ii. Consider research ethics and the feasibility of capturing data from the identified population.
V. Sampling method (must align with the stated method)
VI. Sample size
i. Justified by scholarly sources and power analysis for quantitative studies.
ii. Justified by scholarly sources for qualitative studies.
VII. Data analysis process (must align with stated design)
VIII. Software to be used for analysis (must align with stated design)
IX. Closing statement on how the study results may inform practice (applied) or add to theory (Ph.D.)