LibGuides: EDR-8500: Week 7 Resources

Week 7 Resources

Alignment of Problem, Purpose, and Research Statement
Center for Teaching and Learning. (n.d.). Alignment of Problem, Purpose, and Research Statement [Document]. Northcentral University.
Review the Word document titled “Alignment of Problem, Purpose, and Research Statement” for assistance with alignment.

Building Consistency Between Title, Problem Statement, Purpose, & Research Questions to Improve the Quality of Research Plans and Reports
Newman, I., & Covrig, D. M. (2013). Building consistency between title, problem statement, purpose, & research questions to improve the quality of research plans and reports. New Horizons in Adult Education & Human Resource Development, 25(1), 70–79.
Review this resource for assistance and templates aligning the title, problem, purpose, and RQs.

The Dissertation Journey: A Practical and Comprehensive Guide to Planning, Writing, and Defending your Dissertation by Carol M. Roberts
ISBN: 9781412977982
Publication Date: 2010-08-23
C.M., Roberts. (2010). The dissertation journey: A practical and comprehensive guide to planning, writing, and defending your dissertation (2nd ed.). Corwin
Press.
This book has many helpful tips on developing a research study. For this week, to help with this week’s assignments and ensure you have a solid foundation for your study in regard to the problem, purpose, RQs, and methodology, read at least Ch. 11-12. Note: If you are in the PhD or EdD program, you can use this resource later when developing your entire dissertation.

Achieving Alignment: How to Achieve Research Alignment in a Study
Miles, D. A. (2017). Achieving alignment: How to achieve research alignment in a study. Workshop: Confessions of a Dissertation Chair Part 1: The Six Mistakes Doctoral Students Make with the Dissertation.
This article will help in completing this week’s assignment.
EDR-8500 Week 7 Alignment Worksheet
Northcentral University. (n.d.). EDR-8500 Week 7 alignment worksheet [Word file]. Author.
Use this worksheet to complete this week’s assignment.

Doing Quantitative Research in the Social Sciences by Thomas R. Black
ISBN: 9780761953531
Publication Date: 1999-05-17
Black, T. R. (2005). Doing quantitative research in the social sciences: An integrated approach to research design, measurement and statistics. SAGE.
This resource explains the basics of designs to help you start to think about which design might fit best for your study. This week, you can review any chapters as needed.