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There are 4 sections that need to be done to the choice of method and design: (Assumptions, Limitations, and Delimitations) Include key elements such as, but not limited to threats to credibility, trustworthiness, and transferability.

You are missing 3 sections in your chapter 3:

1. Procedures

a. Describes the procedures to conduct the study in enough detail to practically replicate the study, including participant recruitment and notification, and informed consent. IRB ethical practices are noted.

2. Assumptions

a. Assumptions in your study are things that are somewhat out of your control, but if they disappear your study would become irrelevant. For example, if you are doing a study on the middle school music curriculum, there is an underlying assumption that music will continue to be important in the middle school program. If you are conducting a survey, you need to assume that people will answer truthfully. If you are choosing a sample, you need to assume that this sample is representative of the population you wish to make inferences to. Leedy and Ormrod (2010) posited, “Assumptions are so basic that, without them, the research problem itself could not exist” (p. 62).

3. Limitations

a. Limitations are potential weaknesses in your study and are out of your control. We find limitations in almost everything we do. If you are using a conventional oven, food in the middle racks often are undercooked while the food closest to the burner and the top can be too well done. If you are using a sample of convenience, as opposed to a random sample, then the results of your study cannot be generally applied to a larger population, only suggested. If you are looking at one aspect, say achievement tests, the information is only as good as the test itself. Another limitation is time. A study conducted over a certain interval of time is a snapshot dependent on conditions occurring during that time. You must explain how you intend to deal with the limitations you are aware of so as not to affect the outcome of the study.

4. Delimitations

a. The delimitations are those characteristics that limit the scope and define the boundaries of your study. The delimitations are in your control. Delimiting factors include the choice of objectives, the research questions, variables of interest, theoretical perspectives that you adopted (as opposed to what could have been adopted), and the population you choose to investigate. Your first delimitation was the choice of problem itself; implying there are other related problems that could have been chosen but were rejected or screened off from view. Your purpose statement explains the intent that clearly sets out the intended accomplishments, and also includes an implicit or explicit understanding of what the study will not cover.

There should be 3 separate sections assumptions/limitations/delimitations to the choice of method and design. Include key elements such as, but not limited to threats to credibility, trustworthiness, and transferability.