Causes of Staff Misconduct in Correctional Facilities Discussion

The Nature of the Study and Possible Types and Sources of Data

This week, you will write the Nature of the Study section (including data collection tools and sources) in two concise paragraphs. After completing the writing assignment, you will complete the Nature of the Study section in the Prospectus Form. First, provide a concise paragraph that (a) presents the approach that will be used to address the research question(s) and (b) discusses how this approach aligns with the problem. The examples of study design are as follows:

Quantitative—for experimental, quasi experimental, or nonexperimental designs; treatment-control; repeated measures; causal-comparative; single-subject; predictive studies; or other quantitative approaches
Qualitative—for ethnography, case study, grounded theory, narrative inquiry, phenomenological research, policy analysis, or other qualitative traditions
Mixed methods, primarily quantitative—for sequential, concurrent, or transformative studies, with the main focus on quantitative methods
Mixed methods, primarily qualitative—for sequential, concurrent, or transformative studies, with the main focus on qualitative methods
Other—for another design, to be specified with a justification provided for its use
To prepare:

Review examples of study design (listed above)
Assignment 1:
Write the Nature of the Study section (including data collection tools and sources) in two concise paragraphs.
After completing the writing assignment, you will complete the Nature of the Study section in the Prospectus Form. First, provide a concise paragraph that (a) presents the approach that will be used to address the research question(s) and (b) discusses how this approach aligns with the problem.