Week2

DEVELOPING A RESEARCH TOPIC FOR A QUALITATIVE STUDY

The first step in qualitative research is to identify a problem related to a topic of interest. As you begin to consider your topic, researching peer-reviewed articles is critical to helping you find any gaps in the research that will transform your topic into a viable research problem. Three of these articles will comprise your Annotated Bibliography for this Major Assignment 1.

Using the topic or research idea you choose in Week 1 Discussion 2, you will begin your work on Part 1 of this Major Assignment 1. You will begin your search for literature to find three articles that will inform your topic of study from a scholarly perspective.

To prepare for this Assignment:

· Review the Major Assignment 1: Developing a Research Topic for a Qualitative Study Assignment Overview and Guidelines and follow the format and guidelines in this document to create your Major Assignment 1.

· Review the Walden Writing Center website related to problem statements.

· Review the Walden Writing Center websites related to annotated bibliographies and consider how you will need to create your annotated bibliography for this Major Assignment.

· 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 found in this week’s Learning Resources for further information.

· Use the Course Guide and Assignment Help to search and select three articles related to your personal topic of study and include one literature review or meta-analysis article, one theory article, and one research article. The research article may either be from a quantitative or qualitative perspective. This will begin your annotated bibliography that will contribute to your topic of study for the final Major Assignment 1.

For this week, you will work on Part 1 of this Major Assignment.

PART 1

· Create a title page for your Major Assignment 1. Use the Major Assignment 1: Developing a Research Topic for a Qualitative Study Assignment Overview and Guidelines for proper formatting of your paper.

· Write a problem statement based on your topic of study. Develop a 1- to 2-paragraph statement that is the result of a review of the articles you located on your topic.

1. Briefly describe the phenomena you are interested in studying.

2. Briefly summarize the key findings or what is understood about this phenomena based on the three articles you reviewed.

3. Briefly identify the “gap”—what do you see as an important, relevant, next step in learning more about this topic that would be appropriate for a qualitative study.

· Include your Annotated Bibliography section.

No Assignment submission for this week.

Submit your Major Assignment 1: Developing a Research Topic for a Qualitative Study Parts 1 (completed in Week 2), 2 (completed in Week 3), and the Annotated Bibliography by Day 7 of Week 4.

RESOURCES

Required Readings

· Ravitch, S. M., & Carl, N. M. (2021). 
Qualitative research: Bridging the conceptual, theoretical, and methodological (2nd ed.) Sage Publications.

· Chapter 2, “Using Conceptual Frameworks in Research” (pp. 32–61)

· Chapter 3, “Critical Qualitative Research Design” (pp. 62–103)

· “Qualitative Research Design” (focus on pp. 62-63)

· Rubin, H. J., & Rubin, I. S. (2012). Qualitative interviewing: The art of hearing data (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

· Chapter 1, “Listening, Hearing, and Sharing” (pp. 1–11)

· Chapter 2, “Research Philosophy and Qualitative Interviews” (pp. 13–24)

· Walden University Writing Center. (2015). 
Common course assignments: Annotated bibliographies.
Links to an external site.
 Retrieved from http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/assignments/annotatedbibliographies

Use this website to help you as you create your Annotated Bibliography for your Major Assignment 1.

· Walden University. (n.d.). 
How do I write an annotated bibliography?
Links to an external site.
 Retrieved from http://academicanswers.waldenu.edu/faq/72682

Use this website to help you as you create your Annotated Bibliography for your Major Assignment 1.

· Walden University Writing Center. (2012, October 30). 
Weathering the storm…of problem statements
Links to an external site.
 [Blog post]. Retrieved from http://waldenwritingcenter.blogspot.com/2012/10/weathering-storm-of-problem-statements.html

Use this website to help you as you write your problem statement for your Major Assignment 1.

· Walden University Library. (n.d.). 
Course Guide and Assignment Help for RSCH 8310
Links to an external site.
. Retrieved from http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/rsch8310

THEORETICAL LENS

· Conroy, N.E.(2013). 
Rethinking adolescent peer sexual harassment: Contributions of feminist theoryLinks to an external site.. 
Journal of School Violence, 12, 340-356.

· Cleaver, D., & Ballantyne, J. (2014). 
Teachers’ views of constructivist theory: A qualitative study illuminating relationships between epistemological understanding and music teaching practice.Links to an external site. 
International Journal of Music Education, 32(2), 228-241.

· Stahl, B., Doherty, N., Shaw, M., & Janicke, H. (2014). 
Critical Theory as an Approach to the Ethics of Information Security.Links to an external site. 
Science & Engineering Ethics, 20(3), 675-699.

THEORETICAL AND CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS

· Grant, C., & Osanloo, A. (2014). 
Understanding, Selecting, and Integrating a Theoretical Framework in Dissertation Research: Creating the Blueprint for Your “House”Links to an external site.. 
Administrative Issues Journal: Education, Practice, And Research, 4(2), 12-26.