Dissertation Review Assignment Instructions

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CLED 730 D ISSERTATION R EVIEW A SSIGNMENT I NSTRUCTIONS O VERVIEW 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. Page 1 of 4

CLED 730 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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