Purpose Statement and Central Research Question Assignment Instructions

Overview

The purpose statement introduces the purpose of the applied research study. The purpose of the research should be to solve a problem or improve a practice. This information should be communicated concisely. The central research question is one of the most important elements of a research study; it will guide the study and help to keep the research focused. The central research question is the research question that you seek to answer through the data collection and data analysis processes.

Instructions

For this assignment, you will use the information from the textbook reading this week to write a purpose statement and a central research question for your applied research study. This is a 2-page assignment.

· The first page should be a correctly formatted (APA style) title page that includes the title of your study.

· The second page should include a well-developed and concisely written Purpose Statement and the Central Research Question for your study. Your topic may change at a later date, but for now, you need to choose a topic that you may potentially research.