Northcentral University Black African American Educators Qualitative Study Research

The goal of this assignment is to outline a research on the lack of African American male educators in the United States. The point of this assignment is to explore qualitative research designs, and link the topic (and research problem if possible) to a potential research design, and explain the applicability and relevance of doing so.

This week’s assignment is to develop a white paper that will serve as an educational tool to engage, inform, and convince your audience about the significance and applicability of your chosen research design for a potential study.

Remember, alignment among design and methods is a key consideration in qualitative research. As you will see, the concept of alignment threads its way throughout the research set-up, to ensure that all the different components of the study fit together as an “integrated whole”.

You will accomplish several tasks with this assignment, and your paper should be structured to include 4 parts:

1. Give some thought to what area is a potential of interest to you, based on your personal professional experience and the current research literature. Explain why you are interested in this topic and/or research problem, how it relates to your field of practice or career, and how this topic and/or research problem can be explored by way of qualitative design. (1 page)
2. Select a design (Powerpoint based on lack of African American male educators in the field) that is aligned with the topic and/or research problem as described above, so that there is a good “fit” between them. Explain why this design was selected as appropriate for the topic/research problem, and describe in detail how you will implement this research design. (1 page)
3. Critique another research design that you considered, and state your argument as to why this other design (or designs) may not be suitable for researching your topic and/or research problem. (1/2 page)
4. Provide a closing argument that explains how a potential study, based on the research design you have selected, may inform educational practice and/or theory. (1/2 page)