Dissertation Review Assignment Instructions
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Quality is an elusive characteristic that often is derived as much from the "eye of the beholder" as it does from an objective application of a measurement standard. But, standards do exist when reviewing research. Here are some of the characteristics of a quality research effort.
Quality research is:
driven by significant research questions;
empirical in nature;
theory-based;
designed around a sound linkage between the research questions and the research method;
based on clear inferential reasoning;
capable of being replicated producing similar results;
generalizable to significant audiences; and
available for professional scrutiny. Your task for this assignment is to do a review, as objectively as possible, of an EdD or PhD
dissertation created by an LU faculty member or student. Your task is to discern the “quality” of the research in the form of a “research review.” Reviewing a dissertation does not mean that you are seeking to find editorial flaws in the dissertation document. Instead, you are seeking to compare the dissertation to a standard of research quality. You will be looking at both strengths and weaknesses of the research. That is also called "peer review." Dissertations, including your dissertation, are public documents that are open to review. This makes for better quality and will improve your research work. For this assignment, you will be conducting a review of a dissertation to learn about research by carefully reading research. I
NSTRUCTIONS
Carefully read and review one EdD or PhD dissertation (not a DMIN project). You must meet the following standards for this assignment.
You must select your dissertation from the LU Digital Commons or from another Christian institution using the dissertation links at the LU Library.
The dissertation must be for a doctoral research program and deal with a topic in the fields of leadership or education.
The dissertation must be empirical in nature and be social science-based in its methodological design.
You may not select a humanities style
dissertation
.
After the dissertation is read, you are to write a review of the dissertation by responding to the review questions below. Your responses should reveal both strengths and weaknesses of the dissertation since no dissertation is perfect.
You will have two major sections of your paper. The dissertation review and a final section identify the research principles you learned in the review process.
The paper is to follow APA style requirements.
The paper will be 8-10 pages in length.
The paper must include the content areas below and must use APA style headings.
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DISSERTATION REVIEW ASSIGNMENT
Citation Information
Provide the citation information in APA format under this heading. Be sure to follow APA style guidelines. You may single-space the citation. Note that a hanging indent is used for the citations in APA style.
Chapter-by-Chapter Dissertation Review
The questions below will serve as a guide to writing your review. Do not simply answer them “yes” or “no.” You should think critically and write professionally about what you read using the questions as guides. You may use subheadings in each chapter section as you deem appropriate. Chapter One Review
Here are questions to consider as you review chapter one of the dissertation. Do the title and the research purpose agree? Is the research problem clearly stated? Is the purpose statement clearly and succinctly stated? Is the research-driven by a significant problem? Does the introduction and statement of the problem, and overview of research set the background for the reader and is the material consistent with the research questions? Is it obvious to the reader how the study significantly and appropriately contributes to the existing literature? Given the research
problem, are the research questions clearly stated? Are the questions logically and systematically
related to the problem? Has the author convinced you that this study needed to be conducted?
Chapter Two Review Here are questions to consider as you review chapter two of the dissertation. If there is a theological section, has the author addressed the most pertinent issue(s)? Did the author, in your opinion, relied upon the strongest biblical and theological writers for the topic? Has the author logically addressed the major variables in the study in the literature review? Can the reader Page 2 of 4
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understand the necessity of the study after reading the literature review? Has the author demonstrated existing connections between the variables in the study and the literature? Has the author demonstrated the "gap in the literature" and how their research contributes to the existing literature by filling that gap? Is it clear to you as a reader how the literature shaped this study? Is there a clearly identified theory-base that is behind the study?
Chapter Three Review
Here are questions to consider as you review chapter three of the dissertation. Was the research design clearly identified? What design was used? Is the design appropriate for the research questions? Was the population clearly defined? Was the sampling procedure discussed in detail? Were intentional sample limitations clearly stated with a rationale for doing so? Was the sample size calculated and substantiated? Was the return rate reported? If the work was qualitative in nature, was the setting described, and were participants and their selection criteria discussed? If an instrument was used, was its reliability and validity discussed? Was there a connection established between the instrument and the literature review? Did the author adequately described their research procedures? In other words, could someone replicate this study based on this section? If interviews were conducted, was an interview protocol created and followed?
Chapter Four Review
Here are questions to consider as you review chapter four of the dissertation. Has the author thoroughly described how data was gathered and compiled for analysis? If the dissertation
was quantitative in nature, has the author thoroughly explained the statistical measures which were applied to the data? Has the author adequately described how the statistical measures function and why they were chosen to analyze data? If the dissertation was qualitative in nature, Page 3 of 4
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has the author described the nature of the data, how data was collected, and how the data was analyzed? Were the findings organized clearly and logically, answering research questions systematically? Were tables and figures appropriately utilized? Did the author evaluate their research design?
Chapter Five Review
Here are questions to consider as you review chapter five of the dissertation. Did the author thoroughly discussed the research conclusions and implications of their findings? Did the author connect the research conclusions and implications to the existing
literature? Did the author thoroughly discuss the research applications related to their findings? Did the author properly discuss the limitations of how their findings should be applied/interpreted? Has the author provided thoughtful insight into potential future research? Has the author suggested potential modifications to the study's design, which could enhance its replication in the future?
Research Principles Learned
In this section, you are to describe what you learned about research by reading this dissertation. The focus is on the research and dissertation process and design, not on the content of the dissertation itself. This is a major section of the paper. Please review the rubric for this assignment to be certain you include all content required. Page 4 of 4