Who can help me with writing this Essay: on Qualitative Data Analysis

Assignment Overview

For this week's assignment, Data Coding, you will code your interview transcripts and identify themes to inform the development of your narrative. This will also be an opportunity to connect these qualitative data logically with other evidence and existing quantitative data that you uncovered in your data-gathering process earlier in the course.

Complete the following under the heading “Context”:

· Provide an introductory narrative of the context of the data collection, including the development question.

· Include a one- or two-sentence description of the issue you are investigating: your development questions.

· Describe how you expected the interviews to add to your understanding of the issue. 

NARRATIVE - Framing an Issue

The outbreak of the deadly disease, Covid-19, has changed the nature of school life reshaping school routines and the way students should fulfill their various responsibilities. This current issue has an impact on student expectations as the pandemic has changed their perception towards learning. Educators in the Detroit Public Schools District (DPS) have seen this as a big problem as there is a need to ensure that all students adapt to the new norm of school life. The transition process is uncertain whether students will adjust to new routines, expectations, and responsibilities virtually. DPS schools transition processes are founded on the supposition regarding the time period scholars will take to settle after any change.

The specific guiding question, “how can educators in Detroit schools ensure students are able to transition to new routines, expectations, and responsibilities virtually?”, is significant in directing data collection ways. In this case, the data to be collected will be based on the subject of transition for new changes which occur within a learning institution. This guiding question seeks to find out how educators can ensure successful student transition to new changes which is related to the problem that students find transition as difficult and adjusting to any transition is a challenging process (McGee & Harlow, 2018).

DEVELOPMENT QUESTIONS – USE THE ONES BELOW

The questions that will be asked during the interview comprises of:

1. How can teachers (at an individual level) best support students to transition to virtual learning as successfully as possible?

2. What are some of the ways teachers can apply to ensure successful virtual learning transition?

3. Under what circumstances do the best or better transitions occur?

4. How does the relationship between teachers and students affect the virtual learning transition?

Complete the following under the heading “Findings”:

· Provide a summary report of the data collection that includes findings and evidence.

· Report on the results of your coding exercise.

· Tell the story of your results so that the reader has insight into your findings.

· Include quotes from your interviewees as appropriate to support your inferences.

CREATE ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS FROM 4 SEPARATE INTERVIEWEES & COLOR-CODE IT ON AN APPENDIX ATTACHMENT

Complete the following under the heading “Relationship to Other Data”:

· Explain the alignment of new data collected with existing data.

· Explain how the findings from your data collection connect to other data you have examined in relation to the issue (records or document data).

Provide a copy of interview transcripts along with coding used for thematic analysis.

. Include these transcripts in an appendix to the paper.CREATE ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS FROM 4 SEPARATE INTERVIEWEES & COLOR-CODE IT ON AN APPENDIX ATTACHMENT

Address all components of the assignment prompt and uses the prompt to guide organization.

· Shares relevant context for each assignment component to enrich meaning and clarity.

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RUBRIC:

CRITERIA	NON-PERFORMANCE	BASIC	PROFICIENT	DISTINGUISHED
Provide an introductory narrative of the context of the data collection, including the development question. 20%	Does not provide an introductory narrative of the context of the data collection, including the development question.	Provides an unclear or incomplete introductory narrative of the context of the data collection, including the development question.	Provides an introductory narrative of the context of the data collection, including the development question.	Provides a well-crafted introductory narrative of the context of the data collection, including the development question.
Provide a summary report of the data collection that includes findings and evidence. 20%	Does not provide a summary report of the data collection that includes findings and evidence.	Provides an unclear or incomplete summary report of the data collection that includes findings and evidence.	Provides a summary report of the data collection that includes findings and evidence.	Provides a well-crafted summary report of the data collection that includes findings and evidence.
Explain the alignment of new data collected with existing data. 20%	Does not explain the alignment of new data collected with existing data.	Explains the alignment of new data collected with existing data in an unclear or incomplete manner.	Explains the alignment of new data collected with existing data.	Explains the alignment of new data collected with existing data, providing examples and specific detail to support the claims.
Provide a copy of interview transcripts along with coding used for thematic analysis. 20%	Does not provide a copy of interview transcripts along with coding used for thematic analysis.	Provides a copy of interview transcripts along with coding used for thematic analysis with incomplete or unclear details.	Provides a copy of interview transcripts along with coding used for thematic analysis.	Provides a copy of interview transcripts along with well-documented and clear coding used for thematic analysis.
Address all components of the assignment prompt, using the assignment description to structure text. 10%	Does not address the assignment prompt.	Writing lacks a clear purpose or message that inhibits effective communication with the intended audience.	Addresses all components of the assignment prompt, using the assignment description to structure text.	Addresses all components of the assignment prompt and uses the prompt to guide organization, and shares relevant context for each assignment component that enriches meaning and clarity.
Communication is clear and precise, adhering to APA formatting rules and APA writing style with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics. 10%	Communication is not clear and precise and does not adhere to APA formatting and APA writing style. Does not use correct grammar, usage, and mechanics.	Inconsistent communication in terms of clarity and precision. Inconsistent use of APA formatting and APA writing style. Contains substantial errors in grammar, usage, and mechanics.	Communication is clear and precise, adhering to APA formatting rules and APA writing style with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics.	Communication in terms of clarity and precision is exemplary, exhibiting strict and nearly flawless adherence to APA formatting rules and APA writing style with correct grammar, usage and mechanics.