Module 4 Discussion 1
RESEARCH
As a doctoral student, you will engage in a culminating
research project that makes a unique contribution to professional practice. You
will need to identify a gap in professional practice to ensure that your
research study is viable. It is important to familiarize yourself with the
professional evidence that has already been done in your field and the
strengths and limitations of that evidence. This will enhance your
understanding of the conclusions that can be drawn from current research and
non-research evidence in the field, as well as questions that remain
unanswered. The Integrative Review Search Form can help you organize the
literature you have already read and prove that your proposed professional
practice gap is a genuine gap.
In this Discussion, you will use the
Integrative Review Search Form to summarize the literature you have already
read about your HSO and organizational problem. You will use this information
to clarify what is already known about your problem and to identify a potential
professional practice gap. Finally, you will discuss strategies that could be
used in future research to address this gap.
TO PREPARE FOR THIS DISCUSSION:
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Review the sources that
you gathered and vetted in the previous module.
·
Consider which sources
best applies to your selected HSO and practice problem. Locate additional
sources, as needed.
Post a
comprehensive response to the following:
·
Briefly summarize the
research you have already done on your HSO and selected problem.
o
Use the Integrative
Review Search Form to guide your search and organization of the
sources.
·
Justify your potential
professional practice
·
Describe additional
sources that are needed to address a potential gap related to your selected
HSO.
o
Consider studying
existing research and evidence from a different perspective (e.g., with a
different population, sample, method, data collection, analysis, etc.)
o
In addition, some
research and non-research sources contain sections on “Future Research” and
“Discussion” where recommendations may be available.
Note: Your
initial post should be at least 500 words in length.
