This document provides instructions for Part 2 of a major assignment. Students are asked to write a purpose statement for their qualitative study using a specified template. They must also provide a justification for why a qualitative approach is suited to their topic and explain their relationship and potential biases related to the research problem. Finally, students are to write a research question mirroring the purpose statement and include an updated annotated bibliography section.

1. In Part 1 of your Major Assignment 1, you examined a problem
and created a problem statement for your topic of study. You
also began your research to support the problem you identified.
For this week, you will work on Part 2 where you will write
your purpose statement, a justification for your qualitative
study, and your research question.
To prepare for this Assignment:
Review the Learning Resources related to research design and
methods.
Review the Detailed Major Assignment 1 Guidelines for proper
formatting of your paper.
Use the Course Guide and Assignment Help for additional
information.
Use the Course Guide and Assignment Help to continue your
search for the three articles related to your personal topic of
study. You will need one literature review meta-analysis article,
one theory article, and one research article. The research article
may either be from a quantitative or qualitative perspective. (
Note:
You previously used this research article for your Discussion 2
in Week 3.)
You will continue your work on your Annotated Bibliography
that will contribute to your research topic for the final
Assignment.
Part 2

2. Write a purpose statement using terminology of qualitative
research. The purpose statement should contain:
A statement using the following template:
The purpose of this qualitative study is to
[
choose one: explore, describe, understand, explain
]
the
meaning/experience/culture/stories
of
[phenomenon of interest]
in
[population/setting]
.
A justification of why the purpose of your study is suited for
the qualitative approach in terms of:
The phenomena you choose
The “fit” with a constructivist epistemology and ontology
The relevance of the naturalistic setting or context to the
phenomena of interest

3. Based on your knowledge of reflexivity, explain your
relationship to the problem; and the issues of bias and
positionality to be addressed. Include a brief description of the
setting and possible sources of data.
Write a research question using terminology of qualitative
research.
The research question should incorporate and mirror the purpose
statement using the following template:
What is the
meaning/experience/culture/stories
of
[phenomenon of interest]
in
[population/setting]
?
Include your updated Annotated Bibliography section.