Population, Sampling, and Recruitment

Population, Sampling, and Recruitment
Post a description of the demographics of your population (the pool of possible participants), your sampling and recruitment procedures. (Sections 5.3 and 5.4 of the Dissertation Research Plan form.)
Introduce your discussion by sharing your working title, statement of the problem, statement of purpose of the research, and your methodological approach so your peers have the overview and context of your study.

I attached a copy of my Dissertation paper to this assignment. (Please refer to my dissertation for this assignment) You must use at least 2 references to support your work. Let me know if you need additional information to complete this assignment.

In your post make sure you
•    Explain the population clearly described in terms of inclusion and exclusion criteria?
•    Explain the population clearly and make sure it aligns with the research question, statement of the problem, and the stated purpose of the research?
•    Explain the recruitment plan specific and realistic?
•    And address any concerns about ethical issues such as diversity of the sample (if there is no rationale for a specific population), a vulnerable population, or how the participants will be recruited (for example, is there a conflict of interest)?

Unit reading:
When the Unexpected Happens

INTRODUCTION
Published research studies and other reports of research, including dissertations, include a component that describes how the researcher carried out the study. In a Capella Dissertation Research Plan (DRP), this information is found in Section 5. In a dissertation, this information is found in Chapter 3: Methodology. The research plan provides the design details, procedures, and operations to be carried out. The difference between Section 5 of the research plan and Chapter 3 of the dissertation is that the research plan proposes the design details, procedures, and operations (in future tense), while Chapter 3 of a dissertation reports the design details, procedures, and operations that were carried out (in past tense).

A salient feature of any research design is that it is replicable. Replicable means that the steps need to be presented in such clear detail that another researcher could carry out the same research design.
To achieve scientific merit, one key factor that faculty reviewers will consider is alignment of all pieces of the research design. In this unit, you will listen to a hypothetical discussion between a doctoral mentee and her study group as she tries to communicate about her study. Although perhaps a bit exaggerated for the sake of making its points, this scenario is reflective of the types of alignment issues often seen in research plans submitted for Scientific Merit Review (SMR).
The following sections are included in the methodology details (Section 5) of the university Dissertation Research Plan form:
•    Purpose of the Study.
•    Research Methodology.
•    Population and Sample.
•    Sampling Procedures.
•    Data Collection Procedures.
•    Guiding Interview Questions and Field Testing, and Other Data Collection Procedures (if qualitative). Note: No field-testing is done until your dissertation mentor has approved your plan.
•    Proposed Data Analysis.
•    Expected Findings (if quantitative).
•    Role of the Researcher (pre-understandings, preconceptions, and biases, if qualitative).
•    Credibility, Dependability, and Transferability (if qualitative).
The Capella Dissertation Research Plan form, your key tool for designing your research study, does not include a full literature review. However, your immersion in the literature to inform and substantiate various sections of the research plan is essential. It is imperative that you develop a system for organizing articles gathered and notes taken in preparation for the full literature review.

•    LEARNING ACTIVITIEs

[u06s1] Unit 6 Study 1
Studies
Readings
Research Design Overview
•    Bloomberg, L. D., & Volpe, M. (2019). Completing your qualitative dissertation: A road map from beginning to end (4th ed). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
o    Read Chapter 8, “Presenting Methodology and Research Approach,” pages 182–229.
Quantitative Methods
Edmonds, W. A., & Kennedy, T. D. (2017). An applied guide to research designs quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.
o    Quantitative Methods – Part I: Quantitative Methods for Nonexperimental Research
o    Chapter 2, “Between-Subjects,” pages 35–50.
o    Chapter 3, “Regression-Discontinuity Approach,” pages  51–56.
o    Chapter 4, “Within-Subjects Approach,” pages 57–74.
o    Chapter 5, “Factorial Designs,” pages 75–92.
o    Chapter 6, “Solomon N-Group Design,” pages 93–118.
o    Chapter 7, “Single Case Approach,” pages 103–113.
Qualitative Methods
Edmonds, W. A., & Kennedy, T. D. (2017). An applied guide to research designs quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.
o    Qualitative Methods – Part III:
o    Chapter 11, “Grounded Theory Perspective,” pages 144–145.
o    Chapter 12, “Ethnographic Perspective,” pages 152–159.
o    Chapter 13, “Narrative Perspective,” pages 160–167.
o    Chapter 14, “Phenomenological Perspective,” pages 168–176.
Click Sampling in Qualitative Research to review the media.