Research Assignment

The Role of Sports on the Whole Child Development in School: A Qualitative Research

1. Title of Proposal: (At this point you should have solidified a title for your research proposal that emulates what you would typically see in a scientific journal.)

This research will explore the following topic: The Role of Sports on the Whole Child Development in School: A Qualitative Research.

2. Data Collection Methods: (Using information from presentations and readings, write what specific data collection method/tool you are planning on using that is associated with your research design below. Describe how this/these data collection tool (s) will effectively measure your variable (s) and hence, answer your research question (s).)

a. Qualitative Data Collection Tool:

This research will use an interview as the strategic data collection method as a perfect approach for obtaining in-depth information on the explored subject matter. It is the preferable tool for this research as it provides flexibility for the researcher to address novel issues arising and observe the non-verbal aspects to make a spontaneous judgment on the respondent and responses. The collection of the results will entail the adoption of semi-structured questions, where some of the questions will be pre-determined, but the rest of the questions address the arising content not included in the script. The research will extract major points from the in-depth responses from the interviewees from which there will be a description for every major point, such as sports in school, whole child development, etc., to establish a link between the explored factors. After that, these points will be used to construct a platform for a narrative analysis based on the interview's responses.

b. Quantitative Data Collection Tool:

c. Mixed-Method Data Collection Tools:

3. Limitations and Ethical Concerns: (Using information from presentations and readings (you might need to refer to other chapters in your text), outline and describe the following:

a. Ethical Principles: (Choose a minimum of three ethical principles in your text and apply them to your research proposal.)

A critical ethical principle to incorporate in this research is informed consent. Before the interview, an informed consent form will be provided to the participants to read and give the go-ahead to the researcher to proceed. An informed consent form will justify that the interviewees are aware of the content and aims of the research conducted.

Furthermore, this research entails voluntary participation, permitting the participants to feel free to participate and withdraw from the study without seeking permission from the researcher. The participants will not be forced or coerced to participate or address questions asked in a specific way. The participants will be able to stop the interview or change their minds about their involvement at any time.

For confidentiality, this research will de-identify all personal information and submit only the interview scripts rather than audio or videos (if any) if the need arises. Besides, all audios from the interview will be encrypted and stored for six months after the research. The interview content will be discarded after the six months of the study.

b. Limitations: (Limitations may stem from many sources including the chosen theoretical approach, sampling, research design, data collection tool, and lack of integrity or rigor. Outline a minimum of two sources that may be a limitation to your research proposal.)

Sampling and data collection tools are the two sources of limitations to this research paper. It is essential to note the purposive sampling technique adopted for this research is subjective, based on the researcher's perceptions of the suitability of the sample population. As a result, it represents an aspect of rigidity, affecting the generalizability of the results. Furthermore, interviews as the data collection tool for this research is associated with interview bias, which can occur from judging the interviewee from their competencies or non-verbal cues, making the collection process less objective.

4. Appendices: (Including different artifacts in an appendix is optional. However, if you have samples of surveys/questionnaires/instruments, you should include them. Use this section to gain feedback about the inclusion of any possible items for an appendix.)

5. Additional Feedback on Key Components: (Use this section to gain additional feedback from your instructor on a maximum of three key components of your choosing. Clearly state the key component for which you desire feedback, briefly describe what you do not understand or what you would like clarified, and highlight it in yellow.)

The two critical areas I would like to have feedback on to fully understand the research include the data collection tool and the limitations sections. Regarding the data collection tools, I would also want to include open-ended questionnaire as another tool for data collection, but I am not sure whether to use an interview or questionnaire only or combine the two approaches. Based on the limitation section, I am interested in understanding what the limitations on my sampling and data collection tools would mean for my research. I do not understand whether I can have other limitations after the study.

6. References: (To date, you should have a minimum of eight peer-reviewed sources and a minimum of 10 peer-reviewed sources are required for the final research proposal. For this draft, list two new sources, published in the last five years, (not previously used) that informs any aspect of your research proposal.)