Vocational Transition Program
Describe the report writing process in both qualitative and quantitative research. What features to they have in common, and how might they differ? Discuss with reference to examples of qualitative and quantitative research.
You are employed as an educational psychologist in a district that has a broad range of family income levels. The district just started a Vocational Transition Program for juniors in high school. The program will be scheduled for one period once a week for the entire school year. You have been asked to evaluate the effectiveness of this program.
Describe how you would evaluate the effectiveness of this curriculum. Provide your answer using sentences and paragraphs using the following headings:
Introduction including the purpose,
Research Questions to be answered,
Research/Evaluation Design to be used and why this design was chosen,
Sample and Population to be used,
Variables and Measures to be used and why these measures were chosen,
Procedures you will use,
Data Analysis proposed and why this method of data analysis was chosen,
Ethical Considerations, e.g. the need for Parental/Guardian permission,
Treatment appropriateness, etc.,
Strengths of your research/ program evaluation plan, and
Weaknesses of your research/ program evaluation plan.
Please use only this source: (You all already have this source) Cite internally when used.
Creswell, J. W. (2018). Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches, 5th ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
