Ability Grouping And Parent and Teacher Perception: A Qualitative Descriptive Study

The
literature review section must be a minimum of 30 pages. The purpose of the
minimum number of pages is to ensure that the overall literature review
reflects a foundational understanding of the theory or theories, literature and
research studies related to the topic. A well-written comprehensive literature
review that reflects the current state of research and literature on the topic
is expected and will likely exceed 30 pages. Literature review should be
updated continuously. This is an ongoing process to dissertation completion.
Quantitative Studies: Describes each research variable in the study discussing
the prior empirical research that has been done on the variables and the
relationship between the variables. Qualitative Studies: Describes the
phenomena being explored in the study discussing the prior research that has
been done on the phenomena. Themes or Topics (Required): Discusses and
synthesizes studies related to the proposed dissertation topic. May include (1)
studies describing and/or relating the variables (quantitative) or exploring
related phenomena (qualitative), (2) studies on related research such as factors
associated with the themes, (3) studies on the instruments used to collect
data, (4) studies on the broad population for the study, and/or (5) studies
similar to the proposed study. The themes presented and research studies
discussed and synthesized in the Review of Literature demonstrates a deep
understanding of all aspects of the research topic. Methodology Section
(required): Discusses and synthesizes the various methodologies and designs
that have been used in prior empirical research related to the study. Must use
authoritative sources to justify the proposed design. Instrumentation Section
(required): Provides discussion and justification for the instrumentation
selected for the study. This section must argue the appropriateness of the
dissertation’s instruments, measures, and/or approaches used to collect data.
Empirical research must be used to justify the selection of instrument(s).
Structures literature review in a logical order, includes actual data and
accurate synthesis of results from reviewed studies as related to the learners
own topic, not just a summary of the findings. Includes in each major section
(theme or topic) within the Review of Literature an introductory paragraph that
explains why the particular theme or topic was explored relative to the overall
dissertation topic. Includes in each section within the Review of Literature a
summary paragraph(s) that (1) compares and contrasts alternative perspectives
on the topic and (2) provides a synthesis of the themes relative to the research
topic discussed that emerged from the literature, and (3) identifies how themes
are relevant to the proposed dissertation topic. Provides additional arguments
for the need for the study that was defined in the Background to the Problem
section. Ensures that for every in-text citation a reference entry exists.
Conversely, for every reference list entry there is a corresponding in-text
citation. Note: The accuracy of citations and quality of sources must be
verified by learner, chair and committee members. Uses a range of references
including founding theorists, peer-reviewed empirical research studies from
scholarly journals, and government/foundation research reports. Note: A minimum
of 50 peer-reviewed, empirical research articles are required for the literature
review. Verifies that 75% of all references are scholarly sources within the
past 5 years. The 5 year time frame is referenced at the time of the proposal
defense date and at the time of the dissertation defense date. Note: Websites,
dictionaries, publications without dates (n.d.), are not considered scholarly
sources and should not be cited or present in reference list. Avoids overuse of
books and dissertations. Books: Maximum of 10 scholarly books that present
cutting edge views on a topic, are research based, or are seminal works.
Dissertations: Maximum of 5 published dissertations. Section is written in a
way that is well structured, has a logical flow, uses correct paragraph
structure, uses correct sentence structure, uses correct punctuation, and uses
correct APA format. The references that are utilized must be accessible via the
Grand Canyon University online library.