The next section of the paper gives the purpose of the study. It explains what the student wants to accomplish and what his/her motivation for this study. The statement also includes the significance of the research. This section will be about 1–2 paragraphs on the purpose of the research. This entire section will be at least 4 paragraphs and include at least 4 additional peer-reviewed references.
Purpose Statement
The purpose statement should flow from the problem statement and clearly and succinctly state the focus and intentions of the proposed research. The purpose statement should begin with the following statement: “The purpose of this applied study is to solve the problem of….” It foreshadows the research question(s), and the statement must be used consistently throughout the dissertation.
You are encouraged to use the following template:
“The purpose of this applied study is to solve the problem of ________________ (identify the problem of practice) for ___________ (identify site/setting and stakeholders) and to formulate a solution to address the problem. A multimethod design was used consisting of both qualitative and quantitative approaches. The first approach will be structured interviews with __________. The second approach will be (documents; records; archival data; survey; focus group; etc…) _________ with/using ______. The third approach will be (documents; records; archival data; survey; focus group; etc…) _________ with/using _________.”
Although brief in nature, the problem of the study and the purpose statement are two very important aspects of the manuscript. These statements identify the goal of the research and support the importance of the study. All preceding writing within the manuscript should funnel into the problem and purpose statements, and all proceeding aspects of the manuscript should align with, support, and further expand upon the problem and purpose statements.
Please follow all instructions provided. Must use all peer reviewed sources. The Final must utilize the template provided.
