Identify an education-related research topic (i.e., the broad subject matter area to be investigated) of interest to you that may be used to develop a related problem statement.
1. Develop a problem statement that addresses the research topic.
B. Develop a narrative literature review that logically flows from the broadly defined problem to more specific research questions, using fifteen sources that meet each of the following guidelines:
• contains relevant academic or professional literature related to the research topic
• is published by a scholarly source
• can be retrieved online
C. Develop an overall purpose statement for your research, based on the research problem statement that communicates the intent or objectives of the research. The purpose statement should align with your two possible research questions.
D. Develop two open-ended research questions that adhere to the following guidelines:
• appropriate for one of the major research approaches (i.e., quantitative, qualitative, mixed methods, or action)
• researchable (i.e., you can collect and analyze data to answer it)
• directly addresses the research problem statement
• cannot be answered with simply a “yes” or “no” response
1. Justify which major research approach (i.e., quantitative, qualitative, mixed methods, or action) you would recommend using to answer each research question.
