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- 1. The written introduction consists of five parts for which a The written introduction consists of five parts for which a separate paragraph can be devoted for your introduction. 1. State the research problem.2. Review studies that have addressed the problem.3. Indicate deficiencies in the studies.4. Advance the significance of the study fro particular audiences.5. State the purpose statement. The Purpose StatementIndicates why you want to do the study and what you intend to accomplishConveys the overall intent of a proposed study in one sentence or several sentencesSets forth the intent of the studyWe distinguish the purpose statement from the problem (i.e., the need for the research) and the research questionsA QUALITATIVE PURPOSE STATEMENTContains information about the central phenomenon explored in the study, the participants, and the research siteConveys than emerging designBasic design features for the qualitative purpose statementSet the statement off as a separate sentence or paragraph and use words such as purpose, intent, or objectiveFocus on a single phenomenon by narrowing the study to one idea to be exploredUse action verbs such as understand, develop, explore, examine the meaning of, generate, or discover to convey how learning will take placeUse neutral words and phrasesProvide a general definition of the central phenomenon or idea; this gives the reader a general sense of the central phenomenon so that they can better understand the studyIncludes words explaining the strategy of inquiry to be used in data collection (ethnographic, grounded theory, case study, etc.)Mention the participants in the studyIdentify the siteInclude the delimitation on the scope of participants or research sitesQUALITATIVE RESEARCH QUESTIONSQualitative researchers do not pose objectives or hypotheses. The qualitative researcher asks one or two central questionsA broad question asked for an exploration of the central phenomenon or concept in a studyThe question is posed consistent with the emerging methodology of qualitative researchThe qualitative researcher also asks several associated sub- questions. Sub-questions narrow the focus of the study but leave open the questioningThe researcher asks no more than 5–7 sub-questionsThe sub-questions become specific questions used during interviews (or in observing or when looking at documents)Write and submit this assignment no later than Sunday 11:59 PM EST/EDT.