Five Dissertations/Alignment Matrix
FIVE DISSERTATIONS REFERENCES:
- Ho, D. (2023). Teacher Induction Programs: A Systematic Review. Journal of Education Research, 45(3), 123-145.
- Smith, J., & Lee, K. (2022). A Quantitative Study of the Impact of Teacher Induction Programs on Retention Rates. Educational Leadership Quarterly, 38(2), 89-104.
- Johnson, R. (2021). The Impact of Principal Leadership on Teacher Retention in Urban Schools. Journal of School Leadership, 31(4), 210-230.
- Brown, T., & Garcia, M. (2020). Teacher Recruitment and Retention: Challenges and Opportunities in Rural Schools. Rural Education Review, 29(1), 56-78.
- Taylor, L. (2019). Factors Affecting Teacher Retention: A Meta-Analysis. Review of Educational Research, 89(5), 672-699.
Look at the five dissertations (or other references) you pulled from ProQuest. It is extremely important that all five chapters in a dissertation align to be considered quality research. A dissertation includes a title, problem statement, purpose of study, research questions, (and hypotheses if the study is quantitative). In this activity, you will review the five dissertations (OR OTHER REFERENCES) to check for alignment. You will look at Chapter I in each of the five dissertations you found, and find the title, problem, purpose, research questions, hypotheses (if quantitative), and place them on the Alignment Matrix that can be found in the Canvas Shell. Read the problems and purposes carefully. You do not copy the entire section. Read and find the ultimate problem that the researcher was seeking to answer. The problem and purpose should be around three or four sentences for each one. You should see the same language being used in the title, problem, purpose, and research questions. See the sample alignment above in Canvas.
