This Week: Submit Draft of an Abbreviated Mixed Methods Research Plan

To prepare for this Application, first focus on the following instructions:

• Review Chapter 10 in the course text, Research Design, the “Trustworthiness” and “Threats to Internal Validity” handouts, and the “Mixed Methods: Examples” media segment.
• Review the article “On Becoming a Pragmatic Researcher: The Importance of Combining Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methodologies.”
• Consult Table 10.1 (p. 205) in the course text, Research Design, to guide you in polishing your abbreviated mixed methods research plan.

Next, ask yourself the following questions:

• What are your research questions? To what extent can you test them? How would you justify the viability of your questions?
• What are your hypotheses? How would you test them?
• Why would this design be the most appropriate for answering the research questions? Conversely, why would quantitative or qualitative on their own not be appropriate?
  • For a mixed methods design, which design is the primary one? Why is that appropriate?
• What approach would you select for this study (experimental, survey, ethnography, grounded theory, etc.)? Why is that approach the most appropriate one for answering the research questions?
• What theoretical framework or perspective would you use?
• What is your target population? How would you identify and recruit participants? What factors would contribute to determining appropriate sample size? You will not need to calculate sample size for this assignment.
• If appropriate for your plan, what instruments might you need?
• What data collection procedures might you use? Why would those be the most appropriate methods to use? How would that data help to answer your research question(s)/hypotheses?
• How would you ensure quality and reliability of data?
• What are threats to validity? How might you mitigate them?
• How might you analyze the data?
• What are the ethical considerations related to the plan?

The assignment:

• Craft a 2- to 3-page paper in which you do the following:
• • Provide an introduction.
  • Provide a purpose statement.
  • Provide viable research questions/hypotheses.
  • Generate a written research plan that addresses the above questions.

text book

Paul, R. & Elder, L. (2012). Critical Thinking: Tools for taking charge of your learning and your life (3rd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

 

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Question 1

 

Describe a faulty generalization you have made, and critique that generalization.

 

Your response should be at least 75 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Question 2

 

Explain three of the fallacies from the textbook, and then provide instances from your own life where you have witnessed these fallacies at work.

 

Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

 

 

 

 

 

Question 3

 

Describe the three types of thinkers, and present an example of each type from your own life.

 

Your response should be at least 500 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

The assignment (1-2 pages)

• Briefly describe the results of your personality test.
• Briefly explain your values as they relate to work and family life.
• Think about your personality and values as they relate to Erikson’s stage of Generativity vs. Stagnation as you answer these questions:
  • If you are NOT in the generativity stage yet, do you think your personality and values are predictive of what you will do in that stage of life? Describe your prediction or why you believe your personality and values would not be predictive.OR
  • If you ARE in the generativity stage, do you think there is a relationship between your personality, values, and generativity? Describe the relationship or why you think there is none.
  • Considering generativity as a continuum from most generative to most stagnant, on a scale of 1 to 10, where would you place yourself or your predicted self? Why?
• Summarize your thoughts about the relevance of Erikson’s stage of generativity to your life based on your personality, values, and the activities in which you are engaged.

Note: Be sure to protect the identity of any persons you describe.

Support your Application Assignment with specific references to all resources used in its preparation. You are asked to provide a reference list only for those resources not included in the Learning Resources for this course.