The Framework and Research Question
This is the week when you begin thinking about the framework that supports your study, and you begin to identify research questions. Although this is still early in your capstone process, the experience will help you appreciate how these elements are developed.
To prepare:
Further refine your paper to include a sample theoretical or conceptual framework and a sample research question. Include the following:
Identify one theorist and theory.
Explain the primary postulates of the theory and how they relate to your problem and purpose.
Review two to three major research studies related to the framework and your study.
Clearly explain how the theory or conceptual framework aligns with your problem, purpose, and research questions. What ties them together?
Provide a research question.
Assignment:
Make revisions to your capstone paper based on feedback.
Include the sample framework and research question.
Complete and submit this Assignment in complete APA style, following the “APA Course Paper Template With Advice (6th ed.)” document found in the Learning Resources.
Required Readings
Butin, D. W. (2010). The education dissertation: A guide for practitioner scholars. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.
Chapter 3, “Focusing Your Research” (pp. 50–55)
Chapter 6, “Putting It All Together” (p. 122)
Thomas, G. (2013). How to do your research project: A guide for students in education and applied social sciences (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Chapter 1, “Your Introduction: Starting Points” (pp. 7–26)
Walden University Writing Center. (2015b). Modules: Introduction to references and citations. Retrieved from https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/c.php?g=410047&p=2800022#s-lg-box-8571780
“Basic Citation Formatting”
Walden University Writing Center. (2015d). Walden templates: General templates. Retrieved from https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/templates/general
“APA Course Paper Template With Advice (6th ed.)”
