Need Dissertation topic chapter 1 and chapter 2 Draft

ITS 839 Dissertation Seminar

Week Four

Institutional Review Board

• Questions: irb@ucumberlands.edu – Dr. Jessica Nichols

Chapter One • Chapter One (Introduction) • Overview • Background and Problem Statement • Purpose of the Study • Research Questions • Theoretical Framework • Limitations of the Study • Assumptions (reference to informed consent document) • Definitions • Summary

Plan the Chapter

Theoretical Framework

• What is the theoretical basis of your study?

• Leadership theory?

• Learning theories?

• Justifies your study and grounds your study in a theory

• Included in your topic proposal in 736

Research Questions • Be specific • Think about if your question can be answered using statistics • How would you find the answer to the question? • What data would you gather • How would you gather the data? • Makes it easier to go back and answer in chapter five. • Directly link to how you will statistically test your data.

Research Questions

• How many research questions should you have?

Research Questions

• No set number

• Have more than one

• Do not have 10!

Research Questions

• What is the most common leadership style used by CEOs?

• What is the best method to teach children in third grade?

• What teaching tools do teachers prefer to use in the classroom?

Research Questions • Is there a significant difference between X and Y? • Is there a significant difference between X, Y, and Z based

on A, B, and C? • Is there a correlation between X and Y? • What is the most common leadership style used by CEOs? • What is the best method to teach children in third grade? • What teaching tools do teachers prefer to use in the

classroom?

Research Questions: Quantitative

• More than one location

• Avoid work place

• Multiple districts

• 30 data points

• 30 participants in each subgroup

• Subgroup comparison

Use of Surveys • “The choice of data collection must be in alignment with the specific

research questions and sampling methodologies appropriate to answer those questions. While there are many ways in which social media, online sampling, or crowdsourcing (e.g., Amazon Turk Mechanical, SurveyMonkey Audience, etc.) can be used, the appropriateness of using such tools should be evaluated on an individual basis. It will be incumbent upon the student to articulate the need for the approach (compared to other options) and provide evidence indicating the sample will represent the population of interest.”

• UC Graduate School

Sources of Data • State Department of Education

– Retrospective data – Student achievement, graduation rates, – List of principals (Use to generate email list) – List of school districts – List of higher education institutions

• Other sources where data from schools or higher education is reported

• Professional associations – State level – National level – Principals, teachers, – Health care professionals – IT professionals – Counsellor – Other