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Week 5 DISCUSSION:

“PROBLEM AND PURPOSE”

Beginning this week, and over the next several weeks, you will be considering how elements of the doctoral study must be in alignment. This week, you will examine how an educational problem can be developed into a purpose that can be studied. You will also examine how the problem and purpose are aligned.

Note: Remember to review the grading rubric and remember to use scholarly references to support your position. In the library you will find completed dissertations and project studies. To gain an understanding of how to align the problem and purpose statements, you might elect to review these resources.

To Prepare

· Review the Learning Resources.

· Review the study you have been analyzing, and consider how it is in alignment.

Assignment Task Part 1

· Using the doctoral study that you have selected, identify the problem and purpose. Explain in 1-page how they are in alignment.

· Support your arguments with references.

· Use APA style in your post.

Problem

· The problem for this study is that teachers struggle to engage early childhood learners in virtual learning.

Purpose

· The purpose of this study is to investigate teacher perceptions of the challenges they encounter implementing virtual instruction with early childhood learners.

Assignment Task Part 2

· Review your colleagues’ posts.

· Respond to at least two of them in a 200 word response each and offer another perspective.

LEARNING RESOURCES

Required Readings

· Burkholder, G. J., Cox, K. A., Crawford, L. M., & Hitchcock, J. H. (Eds.). (2020).  Research designs and methods: An applied guide for the scholar-practitioner. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

· Chapter 20, “Writing the Research Proposal” (pp. 309-332)

· Walden University, LLC. (2016).  Differentiation of problem and purpose  Download Differentiation of problem and purpose[Handout]. Baltimore, MD: Author.