A template is provided below for this Signature Assignment. Using the template provided and your relevant discussions from previous assignments in this course, with refinements from your instructors’ feedback, as appropriate: construct a proposed qualitative research plan. Your plan should reflect the features of qualitative research and the rationale for selecting a specific research design. Remember to support your work with citations.
-Problem Statement
Provide a clear justification with evidence on why this study is relevant to your field and worthy of doctoral-level study. Support your efforts using 3 scholarly sources published within the past 5 years to ensure relevancy. Remember, the problem statement should reflect your degree type .
-Purpose Statement
Apply the script introduced in this course and your instructor’s feedback to produce an accurate and aligned problem statement.
-Research Questions
The qualitative research query must be framed to deeply probe and investigate a problem. How, why, and what strategies are the best terms to include in your research question.
-Methodology and Design
Defend your choice to use the qualitative methodology to research your identified problem. Synthesize 2 or 3 sources to support your arguments.
Defend your choice to use a specific qualitative research design. Synthesize 2 or 3 sources to support your arguments.
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Data Collection
Explain how and why you will select participants from a specific population. Include citations for the identified population, the sampling method.
Describe data collection steps.
Ethical protection of human subjects
-Data Analysis
Logically define the steps in data analysis
Describe how the four elements of trustworthiness could be addressed
-References Page in APA Format
