CHAPTER IIICHAPTER III

IMPLEMENTATION IMPLEMENTATION

AND AND

PROCEDURESPROCEDURES

CHAPTER IIICHAPTER III

4-5 pages4-5 pages Describes in detail how the study was Describes in detail how the study was

conducted.conducted. For a quantitative project, explain how you For a quantitative project, explain how you

will analyze the data and test your will analyze the data and test your hypothesis.hypothesis.

For a qualitative project, describe the For a qualitative project, describe the setting and participants and the processes setting and participants and the processes you’ll use to search for meaning from the you’ll use to search for meaning from the data you’ve collected.data you’ve collected.

Methods and ProceduresMethods and Procedures

QuantitativeQuantitative Describe the type of Describe the type of

study study – descriptivedescriptive– correlationalcorrelational– causal comparativecausal comparative– or quasi-experimentalor quasi-experimental

Describe the sample Describe the sample or population involved or population involved in the study.in the study.

QualitativeQualitative Describe the Describe the

methodology methodology employedemployed– case studycase study– ethnographyethnography– grounded theorygrounded theory– phenonmenologyphenonmenology

Describe the role of Describe the role of the researcher, the researcher, including biases, including biases, education, and education, and experiences.experiences.

Methods and ProceduresMethods and Procedures

QuantitativeQuantitative InstrumentationInstrumentation

– Identify the procedures Identify the procedures used for developing an used for developing an instrument to gather the instrument to gather the data.data.

– Cite evidence for the Cite evidence for the reliability and validity of reliability and validity of the research instrument.the research instrument.

Data CollectionData Collection– Describe how the data Describe how the data

were obtained, timelines were obtained, timelines involved, and how involved, and how materials were distributed.materials were distributed.

QualitativeQualitative Unit of AnalysisUnit of Analysis

– Who or what will be the Who or what will be the subject of the design, subject of the design, interviewed or observed? interviewed or observed? Be specific as to number, Be specific as to number, gender, ethnic origin, age, gender, ethnic origin, age, and position.and position.

Setting – describe in detailSetting – describe in detail MethodsMethods

– Interview, focus group, Interview, focus group, participant observation, participant observation, field journal, document field journal, document review or artifact analysis.review or artifact analysis.

Methods and ProceduresMethods and Procedures

QuantitativeQuantitative Data AnalysisData Analysis

– Describe the treatment Describe the treatment you applied to analyze you applied to analyze your datayour data

– Descriptive statistics, such Descriptive statistics, such as mean, standard as mean, standard deviation, correlation, deviation, correlation, frequency counts or frequency counts or percentagespercentages

– Inferential statistics, such Inferential statistics, such as as tt-test, significance of -test, significance of correlation coefficient, correlation coefficient, ANOVA or ANCOVAANOVA or ANCOVA

Limitations – describe the Limitations – describe the limitations of the limitations of the implementation plan.implementation plan.

QualitativeQualitative Data AnalysisData Analysis

– Describe the process for Describe the process for data analysis, data data analysis, data retention, and retention, and interpretation. interpretation.

– How will you organize, How will you organize, categorize, or code the categorize, or code the data to identify categories data to identify categories or themes?or themes?

InterpretationInterpretation– Describe the process used Describe the process used

to assure that the to assure that the conclusions are credible.conclusions are credible.

– Thick descriptions, Thick descriptions, triangulation, member triangulation, member checks, long-term checks, long-term observation, peer review.observation, peer review.

Review of Project Activities and GoalsReview of Project Activities and Goals

Qualitative DesignQualitative Design

Unit of AnalysisUnit of Analysis

SettingSetting

Method of Data CollectionMethod of Data Collection

Data AnalysisData Analysis

Verification of Interpretation Verification of Interpretation

Qualitative SubheadingsQualitative Subheadings

Review of Project Activities and GoalsQuantitative Design

SampleInstrumentationData CollectionData Analysis

Limitations of the Implementation Plan

Quantitative SubheadingsQuantitative Subheadings