RESEARCH THEORY FOR QUALITATIVE STUDIES
Overview
This is the second of the four assignments that will help you prepare for writing qualitative research proposals. For this assignment, you will write a paper about research theory that supports the research topic you developed in the Week 4 assignment.
In this assignment, you will use research theory to demonstrate how the proposed study:
Addresses something that is not known, something that is new or di?erent from prior research, extends prior research, or ?lls a gap in the existing literature.An analysis of any theoretical implications that the proposed study may have for understanding phenomena.A description of the practical implications that may result from the research.
Instructions
Write a paper that reflects the research theory that supports the research topic and qualitative research for a proposed study. Use the
Week 6 Assignment Template [DOCX]
to structure your paper. In your paper: