What delimiters were put in place to manage the size and scope?

Topic: Doctoral Persistence of Business Students
Follow the Outline Provided
Use Level 1 & Level 2 Headers only – match with the outline below
Attached: Doctoral Persistence of Students in Business Programs, Literature Review, Journal Entries, Letters, Interview Transcript, and Validity and reliability.
Introduction (1-2 pages)
Statement of the problem
This section should include a clearly articulated problem statement and should be directly linked to/aligned with the research question(s)
Why did the study need to be done?
The research question(s)
What was the study seeking to answer?
The research question should be able to be answered via the type of data collected
Qualitative research questions begin with What, How, or Why
Hint: The research question is different from the interview questions. Do not provide the interview questions here.
Purpose of the study and how study will be delimited
What was the intent of the study?
What delimiters were put in place to manage the size and scope? Who/what will be excluded and why?

Procedures (1-2 pages)
Qualitative research strategy
What design is most appropriate for the problem statement/research question?
Role of the researcher
What was the researcher (you) responsible for (what you did to collect data and analyze it in this course)?
How does personal bias impact the study?
Data collection procedures
What steps did you take to collecting and analyzing data (think recipe card)
Strategies for validating findings
Hint: Refer to Discussion Board on Validity and Reliabity

Anticipated ethical issues (2 paragraphs)
What ethical issues may arise specific to the topic and research approach?
Include a paragraph in this section with your prescribed approach to these issues supported by scripture and the Keller text.
Emergent Theme Analysis and Discussion (5-8 pages)
Journals
What are the emergent themes in the journal entries you selected?Provide a name for each theme, a description of the meaning of each theme, and evidence (i.e. quote excerpts) of each theme.
Letters
What are the emergent themes in the letters to prospective students you selected? Provide a name for each theme, a description of the meaning of each theme, and evidence (i.e. quote excerpts) of each theme.
Interviews
What are the emergent themes in the interviews you conducted? Provide a name for each theme, a description of the meaning of each theme, and evidence (i.e. quote excerpts) of each theme.
Collective Themes and Relationship to Literature Review
What themes are common across the journal entries, letters, and interviews? Remember, the themes should answer the research question.
How do these themes compare or contrast with the sources you analyzed for the literature review?
What are the implications of these themes for practitioners and researchers?

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