Assignment

Part 1:

My Discussion

Please check with Ulrich's Periodical Directory to ensure citations are peer reviewed.

Focus: Developing Your IntroductionThe introduction to a research study has a specific purpose and functionality that sets it apart from introductions you have probably read in books and popular literature. Although the introduction should engage the reader, it should also highlight particular information about the study and its orientation. For example, your introduction should have a purpose statement that explains particular elements of your study and sets the context for your study.

To prepare for this Discussion:

Review:

• Chapters 5, 6, and 7 in the Creswell text to learn more about introductions, the purpose statement, research questions, and hypotheses; focus on the templates and examples in these chapters

• Chapter 2, "Manuscript Structure and Content" in the APA Manual

• The "A Typology of Research Purposes and its Relationship to Mixed Methods" book excerpt, which examines the research process, developing research questions, and using mixed methods

• Sections on Introductions and Conclusions in the Introductions and Conclusions webpage

• The Problem Statements interactive media

Post a 350-word abbreviated version of your Introduction required in this week's Assignment. Be sure to include a problem statement, purpose statement, research questions, and hypotheses. Also include a rationale for your proposed study by referring to your literature review and how your problem statement emerged out of your analysis of the literature. Include at least two questions that will elicit comments and suggestions from your colleagues.

Be sure to support your postings and responses with specific references to the reading(s) and/or media segment(s) and use APA format.

Part 2:

Respond to at two of your colleagues' postings

Respond to at two of your colleagues' postings. In your responses, be sure to consider the following:

• Does the problem or issue identified justify this study?
• How can the problem be framed in a way that is consistent with a research approach?
• Do the past studies mentioned justify the problem's importance?
• Do the specific deficiencies in past studies justify this study?
• Does the purpose statement sufficiently provide a general working direction of the central phenomenon?
• Do the research questions and hypotheses align with the problem statement and purpose statement?