Implementing Qualitative Approaches to the Dissertation
⢠What is the general problem?
⢠What is the specific problem?
⢠What are the research questions?
⢠What is the conceptual framework for this study?
⢠What are the relevant concepts the reader needs to understand?
⢠What are the objectives of your study?
5. Study Setting
⢠What is the proposed study setting?
⢠What permissions do you need to get to use the proposed study setting?
⢠Give an overview of the study design and its relevance to the study setting.
⢠What is the method/design for the study?
⢠What type of data points do you need to collect?
⢠How will you triangulate the study?
⢠How will you collect and handle the data to ensure confidentiality?
⢠How will you manage the data to ensure safe keeping?
⢠How will the data be analyzed?
⢠How will research participants be protected?
⢠How will you report potential biases that you have that could impact the research?
⢠What steps will you take to ensure reliability?
⢠How will you ensure results are considered in light of current research?
⢠What are the limitations of the study?