CMP-9602E v3

Applied Doctoral Center. (2021). ADE essentials: Guides, templates, & rubrics: Alignment of doctoral project/Dissertation-in-Practice components.
Located in the Applied Doctoral Center, this handout offers a helpful guide to considerations for alignment between the problem, purpose, and research questions for a dissertation-in-practice.

Bloomberg, L. D., & Volpe, M. (2019). Completing your qualitative dissertation: A road map from beginning to end (4th ed.). SAGE.
This text offers comprehensive guidance and practical tools for navigating each step in the qualitative dissertation process, including the planning, research, and writing phases. Blending the conceptual, theoretical, and practical, the book becomes a dissertation in action—an explanation and illustration of both content and process. There is also a companion website at (https://edge.sagepub.com/bloomberg-qualitative-5e)
Read Chapter 2 (“Gearing Up: There is Method in the Madness”). Read the section on identifying and developing a researchable topic. This chapter addresses identifying and developing a sound, researchable topic, which is the starting point for any research study.
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Mertler, C. A. (2019). Introduction to educational research (2nd ed.). SAGE.
Designed for the beginning educational researcher, this text covers all aspects of the research process and addresses both qualitative and quantitative designs and research methodologies.
Read Chapter 1 (“What is Educational Research?”). This chapter offers a broad overview of what educational research entails, and how to go about articulating a focused area as a topic for research.
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Academic Success Center. (2021). Writing resources: PowerPoint presentation tips.

Wentz, E. (2014). Problem statement. In How to design, write, and present a successful dissertation proposal (pp. 129-148). SAGE Publications, Ltd.
In this chapter, the author presents guidance on how to draft a research problem statement using a spiral method to achieve focus.

Lowrence, S. (2017). Problem statement help [PDF document]. Northcentral University Center for Teaching & Learning.
This resource offers guidance specifically to help you to construct a research problem.