Assignment 5

Write a 1,500-word paper that develops a topic and a position using three sources from Academic Reading.
For your final assignment, you’ll be provided with opportunities to combine the things you’ve learned to date—summary and citation, definition, and comparison—in order to develop a position in relation to what other writers say. To help you do this, this unit will focus specifically on the features of scholarly introductions and conclusions.
For Assignment 5, you’ll be required to consult three academic sources that will enable you to conduct research on a topic of your choosing. However, your choice of topics will be restricted to those areas of inquiry represented in Academic Reading, as all of your sources will come from this text. If you wish, you may use the two readings you used for Assignment 4, but make sure that the paper you produce moves beyond the work you did for that assignment. You should find that incorporating a third source and re-thinking familiar material in light of this third source will do just this.
Below is a list of suggested topics and related readings from Academic Reading, but feel free to develop your own topic out of these combinations:
Race/Ethnicity (Kabeer, Cunningham, Chavez, Jones, Verkuyten et al., Crosby)
Labour/Work (Kabeer, Durrenberger and Erem, Chavez, Levi and Olson, Sull)
Gender (Kabeer, Englund, Calhoun, Delph-Janiurek)
Community (Kabeer, Chavez, Levi and Olson)
Human Migration (Kabeer, Chavez, Englund, Verkuyten et al., Cunningham)
Knowledge/Expertise (Bertin and Henifin, Redding and Repucci, Kebbell and Giles, Hagen, Jones, Crosby, van Houts) (USE THIS)
Social Roles/Identities (Amit-Talai, Cunningham, Delph-Janiurek, Kabeer, Calhoun, Crosby)
Schooling (Englund, Lu, Jones, Crosby, Amit-Talai, Battiste and Battiste)
Note: Many of these topics can be combined (e.g., gender and labour, gender and community, social roles and labour, human migration and labour, schooling and social roles, community and human migration, and so on).
To refine your topic, survey what has been said about it in the articles you’ve chosen. Then identify opportunities for inquiry by comparing what’s been said. You’ll find that comparing often generates questions. These questions will help you identity a knowledge deficit, which, in turn, will help you develop a position in relation to the studies you’re investigating (more on this later).

Assignment 5
Research Questions and Design

Your paper should include your name and course title and should adhere to APA style. It should also be written in 12-font and double-spaced (see chapters in Creswell & Plano Clark, [2011] on Choosing a Mixed Method Design and Introducing a Mixed Methods Study and the chapter in Creswell, [2012] on Specifying a Purpose and Research Questions or Hypotheses). Your paper should include the following elements:

Research Questions
Develop one quantitative research question and one central qualitative research question. Include 1-2 qualitative subquestions. Refer to Educational Research (Creswell, 2012) Chapter 4 for an in-depth overview of developing research questions. A research question poses a relationship between two or more variables but phrases the relationship as a question and should adhere to the following guidelines: (a) formation of question or questions are based on theory, previous research (i.e., the literature review), and experience; (b) stated in the form of a question; and (c) are focused and clear (i.e., specific and feasible).
Quantitative. Specify the specific variables to test (e.g., What is the relationship between the perception of the new educational initiative and job satisfaction?).
Qualitative. Specify a concise open-ended question that begins with what or how and use verbs such as discover, explore, or understand. Example: (central question) How did the employees respond to the new educational initiative? (subquestion) What impact does the initiative have on the employees’ roles?
Mixed method. Specify an explicit question so that the data can be analyzed to address the specific mixed method design chosen. For example, if a triangulation approach with a convergence design was chosen then the question would be, “To what extent does the quantitative and qualitative data converge? How and why?”

Design
In one sentence describe the design that will be used to answer the research questions and create the appropriate diagram. Example: A triangulation design with a convergence model will be utilized to answer the stated research questions as seen in Figure 1.
Your report will be graded using the following rating scale:

Characteristics Assessed
Good Fair Poor Inadequate

1. Quantitative Question 4 3 1 0
2. Qualitative Questions 4 3 1 0
3. Mixed Method Question 4 3 1 0
4. Design and Visual Diagram 4 3 1 0
5. APA style and format 4 3 1 0

Total Points Earned: ____ / 20 Points Possible

Assignment 5
Research Questions and Design

Your paper should include your name and course title and should adhere to APA style. It should also be written in 12-font and double-spaced (see chapters in Creswell & Plano Clark, [2011] on Choosing a Mixed Method Design and Introducing a Mixed Methods Study and the chapter in Creswell, [2012] on Specifying a Purpose and Research Questions or Hypotheses). Your paper should include the following elements:

Research Questions
Develop one quantitative research question and one central qualitative research question. Include 1-2 qualitative subquestions. Refer to Educational Research (Creswell, 2012) Chapter 4 for an in-depth overview of developing research questions. A research question poses a relationship between two or more variables but phrases the relationship as a question and should adhere to the following guidelines: (a) formation of question or questions are based on theory, previous research (i.e., the literature review), and experience; (b) stated in the form of a question; and (c) are focused and clear (i.e., specific and feasible).
Quantitative. Specify the specific variables to test (e.g., What is the relationship between the perception of the new educational initiative and job satisfaction?).
Qualitative. Specify a concise open-ended question that begins with what or how and use verbs such as discover, explore, or understand. Example: (central question) How did the employees respond to the new educational initiative? (subquestion) What impact does the initiative have on the employees’ roles?
Mixed method. Specify an explicit question so that the data can be analyzed to address the specific mixed method design chosen. For example, if a triangulation approach with a convergence design was chosen then the question would be, “To what extent does the quantitative and qualitative data converge? How and why?”

Design
In one sentence describe the design that will be used to answer the research questions and create the appropriate diagram. Example: A triangulation design with a convergence model will be utilized to answer the stated research questions as seen in Figure 1.
Your report will be graded using the following rating scale:

Characteristics Assessed
Good Fair Poor Inadequate

1. Quantitative Question 4 3 1 0
2. Qualitative Questions 4 3 1 0
3. Mixed Method Question 4 3 1 0
4. Design and Visual Diagram 4 3 1 0
5. APA style and format 4 3 1 0

Total Points Earned: ____ / 20 Points Possible