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Question 3: Research <br/> <br/>The ability to read, understand, critique, and integrate research studies and to design a study to address a gap in the research literature is a vital tool for a doctoral student. As you write your dissertation, you may be reading hundreds of studies, many of which you will evaluate as part of a coherent literature review. <br/> <br/>Select five empirical articles from peer-reviewed journals that: <br/>• you consider critical to your understanding of your area of dissertation research <br/>• all address a particular phenomenon and attempt to contribute to theory about it <br/> <br/>Part 1 <br/>1. Describe each study, including: <br/>• the research problem, questions, or hypotheses <br/>• the research purpose <br/>• type of design and elements of the design (e.g., sample, data analysis, operationalization of constructs) <br/>• threats to validity and if and how they were addressed <br/>• the findings and their implications <br/> <br/>2. Critically evaluate each study: Does the author make a compelling case for the meaning and significance of the findings? <br/> <br/>Part 2 <br/>Write a literature review that explains what is known and not known about the phenomenon based on a critical evaluation of the five studies. <br/> <br/>Part 3 <br/>Develop a research question that addresses one of the unknowns you identified in Part 2 and sketch a quantitative or qualitative study that can answer the question about what is unknown and contribute to theory (in some sense of theory you discuss in Question 1). <br/> <br/>Address: <br/>• the research purpose <br/>• type of design and elements of the design (e.g., sample, the type of data you need to collect and how you will collect it, data analysis) <br/>• the strengths and weaknesses of your envisioned design and methods <br/>• quantitative: threats to validity and how your design will address them <br/>• quantitative: the constructs you will measure and what you will do in order to determine how to operationalize them (you need not identify specific measures) <br/>• qualitative: your means of ensuring the quality of your findings <br/>• justification for why your chosen design and methods are more appropriate for your research question than alternatives you have considered <br/>• your methods of data analysis <br/>• how the data you collect will enable you to answer your research question and contribute to theory <br/> <br/>Draw on the additional resources for this course for guidance in understanding the concepts (e.g., internal validity, threats to validity, and operationalization) needed to address this question. <br/> <br/>The structure of your paper should be as follows: <br/>Title page <br/>Body (10-15 pages, no more or less; APA Style; use appropriate headings for organization of the paper) <br/>References (APA Style) <br/> <br/> <br/>Learning Outcomes: <br/>3. Apply relevant theory and research from the student''s specialization coursework to real life situations where he or she solves specific problems and discusses implications. <br/> <br/>