Application: Theory, Approach, Methods

For this week’s Application, you will add to and submit the assignment that you began last week in Application 2. This assignment brings together your learning in Weeks 3 and 4 regarding theory, approach, and methods. This assignment requires you to relate the theories to the approaches and methods you will use for the Qualitative Research Plan, which is your Final Project for this course.

To prepare for this Application:
Based on the approach you selected last week, how will theory be applied to the study? In other words, how will theory influence the decisions related to methodology—data collection and data analysis?
Add this information to the Application you started last week.

The assignment:
Craft a 5- to 7-page paper in which you do the following:
* Select and justify a theoretical or conceptual framework for your qualitative research plan: “Changing Roles in Public Administration”.

* Align and justify the alignment of theory, qualitative approach, and methodology for your qualitative study on the Changing Roles in Public Administration.