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Readers
Expectation
Qualitative
Quantitative
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It
begins with the phrase The purpose of
this study is ....
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Quantitative
Do ... Affect ...?
Qualitative
What types of ... Do
parents have ...?
Example
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Research Question
Narrows the purpose statement to specific
questions
Was develop before identifying the method of
the study
May consist of multiple-questions
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Hypotheses
Predictions about the outcome of a
relationship among variables
narrows the purpose statements tospecific
predictions
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Students in high schools in the school district
in which parents and teachers communicate
through the Internet will have higher grades
than students whose parents and teachers do
not communicate through the Internet.
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is a statement of intent used in quantitative research that
specifies goals that the investigator plans to achieve in a
study.
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Emerging process
Qualitative is emerging design Participants may set the study direction
The researcher learns the participants view
Initial questions shape them (initial data
collection) change them
Revisions may continue throughout both data
collection and analysis in a qualitative project
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WRITING QUALITATIVE PURPOSE
STATEMENT AND RESEARCH QUESTION
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Guidelines
Use key identifier words to signal the reader
Consider mentioning that the study is qualitative
Become familiar with qualitative research designs, and
indicate the type of research design you plan State the central phenomenon you plan to explore
Use words that convey intent about the exploration,such as explore, discover, understand, and describe.
Mention the participants in the study Refer to the research site where you will study the
participants.
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Central Question
The most general you can ask
Aim: Open up the research for participants to
provide their prespective
Not to narrow the study to your prespective
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Guidelines
Begin with the word how or what rather thanwhy so that you do not suggest probablecause-and-effect relationships as in
quantitative research but instead suggestexploration in qualitative research.
Specify the central phenomenon you plan toexplore.
Identify the participants in the study.
Mention the research site for the study.
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Problem in writing central question
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Subquestion
Open-ended
Emerging
Neutral in language
Few in number