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Appendix C: Qualitative Dissertation Format

Title Page

Signature Page

Acknowledgments

Abstract

Table of Contents

List of Tables

Chapter One (Introduction) (DSRT 839)

Overview

Background and Problem Statement

Purpose of the Project

Significance of the Project

Research Questions

Theoretical Framework

Limitations of the Project

Assumptions

Definitions

Summary

Chapter Two (Review of Literature) (DSRT 736)

Introduction

Subsections based on a deductive approach

Summary

Chapter Three (Procedures and Methodology) (DSRT 839)

Introduction

Research Project Design

Sampling Procedures and or/ Data Collection Sources (reference Informed Consent and IRB approval placed in Appendices) – Interviews, Surveys/Questionnaires, Document Analysis, Focus Groups, Observations,

Data Analysis

Summary

Chapter Four (Research Findings) (DSRT 930)

Introduction

Participants and Research Setting (if applicable)

Project Analysis

Analyses of Research Questions (one at a time)

Supplementary Findings (if any)

Summary

Chapter Five (Summary, Discussion, and Implications) (DSRT 931)

Introduction

Practical Assessment of Project Analysis

Limitations of the Study

Implications for Future Study

Summary

References

Appendices (This section contains any tables, figures and possible data sources that could not be placed in the text of the paper due to its size, as well as copies of consent forms and IRB letters.)