RSCH 8100A Week 4 Discussion: Evaluating Purpose Statements
“There is a link between understanding the purpose of one’s research and selecting the appropriate methods to investigate the questions that are derived from that purpose. “
–(Newman, Ridenour, Newman, & DeMarco, G. M. P., Jr., 2003, p. 169)
For this Discussion, you will evaluate the purpose statements in assigned journal articles in your discipline and consider the alignment of theory, problem, and purpose. You will also explain your position on the relationship between research and social change.
Alignment means that a research study possesses clear and logical connections among all of its various components. To achieve these connections, researchers must carefully craft the components of their study such that when they are viewed together, there is a coherent interrelationship.
As you read the authors’ purpose statements, consider how well the intent of the study, and its connection to the problem and theoretical framework, is presented. Also consider if the purpose statement reveals the study’s potential for engendering positive social change.
As you know, social change is a distinguishing feature of Walden University’s mission. Positive social change implies a transformation that results in positive outcomes. This can happen at many levels (e.g., individual, family systems, neighborhoods, organizations, nationally and globally); and positive social change can occur at different rates: slow and gradual or fast and radical.
With these thoughts in mind, refer to the Journal Articles document for your assigned articles for this Discussion. You will switch your journal article assignment from Week 3. If your last name starts with A through L, use Article B. If your last name starts with M through Z, use Article A. Follow the prompt below for your program.
Resources
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Professional doctorate (EdD) students
By Day 4
Post a critique of the research study in which you:
- Evaluate the purpose statement.The Purpose Statement Checklist serves as a guide for your evaluation. Please do not respond to the checklist in a Yes/No format in writing your Discussion post.
- Analyze alignment among the theory, research problem, and purpose.
- Explain your position on the relationship between research and social change.
Be sure to support your Main Issue Post and Response Post with reference to the week’s Learning Resources and other scholarly evidence in APA Style.
Read a selection of your classmates’ postings.
By Day 6
Respond to a classmate who was assigned a different article than you by further supporting his or her critique or respectfully offering a differing perspective.
PhD students
By Day 4
Post a critique of the research study in which you:
- Evaluate the purpose statement using the Purpose Statement Checklist as a guide
- Analyze alignment among the theory, problem, and purpose
- Explain your position on the relationship between research and social change
Be sure to support your Main Issue Post and Response Post with reference to the week’s Learning Resources and other scholarly evidence in APA Style.
Read a selection of your classmates’ postings.
By Day 6
Respond to a classmate who was assigned a different article than you by further supporting his or her critique or respectfully offering a differing perspective.
Note: For this Discussion, you are required to complete your initial post before you will be able to view and respond to your colleagues’ postings. Begin by clicking on the Reply button to complete your initial post. Remember, once you click on Post Reply, you cannot delete or edit your own posts and you cannot post anonymously. Please check your post carefully before clicking on Post Reply!
SOLUTION RSCH 8100A Week 4 Discussion: Evaluating Purpose Statements
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Purpose Statement Evaluation
The purpose statement in Greenhalgh et al.’s (2015) study is structured clearly. It outlines the intent to explore the socio-cultural influences affecting South Asian women’s behavior during diabetic pregnancies, indicating that it is a qualitative study. The purpose is to “understand the multiple influences on behavior” and to “inform the design of culturally congruent, multi-level interventions” (Greenhalgh et al., 2015). The checklist for purpose statements suggests that it should identify the research approach, clearly state the study’s intent, mention participants, and frame the purpose in alignment with the problem (Walden University, 2016). Greenhalgh et al. succeed in this. Their purpose explicitly defines the study’s focus on South Asian women in two London boroughs, with a qualitative approach. However, the statement could have been improved by more explicitly mentioning the research site and participant recruitment locations upfront…
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