Please post your working methods section for your proposal.

Method (3-5 pages)

Use subheadings for each component:

• Research design: qualitative or quantitative. Explain why you selected this design. Within each design indicate your method—such as ethnography or grounded theory for qualitative research or pre-posttest experimental/ quasiexperimental design for quantitative research. Why did you select this method to address your research questions?
• Participants: Who will they be? How many? How did you sample these participants? (ie: purposeful, random etc…) What is the setting in which your data will be collected? 

-9 students in VPK class, qualitative research

• Data collection: What methods will you use to collect data? Why did you select these methods? How will you try to ensure validity and reliability of the data. Cite Creswell for specific validity strategies.
• Data analysis: How do you plan on analyzing your data? Will you use qualitative methods—such as content analysis or grounded theory coding? Will you use statistical methods, such as t-tests, mean comparison?
  • Because you do not have extensive background in data analysis procedures, you may hypothesize your methods and/or ask me for help.

References

• You must cite any and all research that you will be writing about. If the idea did not come directly from you, then cite. Most of your citations will be in the introduction (ie: citing education legislation to create a need for your research, citing relevant studies that address your research topic). However, you will also need citations in the methods section, concerning your research design, data collection, and data analysis. These citations can come from your Creswell text.
• I cannot stress this enough- when in doubt, add a citation. Educational researchers work hard and deserve to be awarded credit for their ideas. I take plagiarism very seriously.  Don’t do it.

APA style writing

• Please observe APA style for your proposal
• Use APA style citations and include APA style references
• Refer to your APA manual (6th edition, second printing) or visit them online Purdue Writing Lab Links to an external site.
• Please proofread your proposal for typos and errors. Excessive errors will result in point deduction.