Lesson 7: Interrelating the study problem, purpose and questions within the research

Question 1

What does demonstrating methodological congruence begin with?

Answer 1

It begins with identifying a clear problem in need of investigation, advancing the primary purpose of the study, and specifying the questions guiding the study design?

Question 2

Why does demonstrating methodological congruence begin with the identification of a clear problem, advancement of the study’s primary purpose, and the specification of the questions that are guiding the study?

Answer 2

This is because these decisions (i.e., problem, purpose, and questions) provide the foundation on which to base subsequent decisions related to the research methods.

Question 3

What helps the process of demonstrating methodological congruence?

Answer 3

The establishment of a guiding framework.

Question 4

What composes of the guiding framework?

Answer 4

1. the researcher identifies a problem and creates a research problem statement; this problem is then focused on a primary study purpose,
2. the researcher creates a research purpose statement (it can be statement or the purpose statement, or study aim) to advance this primary study goal that is ultimately operationalized by the drafting of specific research questions,
3. These sub- and central research questions subsequently guide the study design.

Question 5

What is a research problem statement?

Answer 5

It identifies a particular issue in need of investigation.

Question 6

What identifies a particular issue in need of investigation?

Answer 6

Research Problem Statement

Question 7

What is a research purpose statement?

Answer 7

It advances the major objective for beginning the study.

Question 8

What advances the major objective for beginning the study?

Answer 8

Research Purpose Statement

Question 9

What are research questions?

Answer 9

They are questions that specify the guiding query for narrowing the study?

Question 10

What type of questions specify the guiding query for narrowing the study?

Answer 10

Research Questions

Question 11

What is the purpose statement?

Answer 11

It is the major objective or intent for the study that provides an essential “Road Map” for the reader.

Question 12

What does the interrelationship between design and tradition continue with?

Answer 12

Purpose Statement

Question 13

What is the major objective or intent for the study that provides an essential “Road Map” for the reader?

Answer 13

Purpose Statement

Question 14

What kind of language does writing a qualitative study entail?

Answer 14

Clear and concise language

Question 15

What is a helpful statement containing several sentences and blanks that an individual fills in?

Answer 15

A script.

Question 16

What is the script of qualitative study to help guide the researcher?

Answer 16

The purpose of this _______________ (narrative, phenomenological, grounded theory, ethnographic, case) study is (was? will be?) to _______________ (understand? describe? develop? discover?) the _______________ (central phenomenon of the study) for _______________ (the participants) at_____________ (the site). At this stage in the research, the_______________ (central phenomenon) will be generallydefined as _______________ (a general definition of the centralphenomenon).