Homework: Developing Research-Based Solutions
Length: 4 to 6 pages.
Overview
In this homework, imagine you have been approached by your supervisor and asked to develop research-based solutions to the professional practice problem you identified in your last homework (Lack of professional Development in Family Child Care). The solutions that you identify should be realistic, practical, and grounded in the research that you have reviewed. Your supervisor requests that you submit your report to her as follows.
Preparation
Expand upon your existing knowledge through the review of at least six more peer-reviewed journal articles found in the Capella Library. In choosing these articles, apply the insight you have gained into transferability issues and choose articles describing research projects that you believe would have a high level of transferability into your place of professional practice.
Including the two research reports you located for the last homework, you should now have a minimum of eight research reports and journal articles in all. Be sure all eight are research reports and journal articles from peer-reviewed journals located in the Capella Library.
Instructions
Your report should be 1000 to 1500 words, and it should follow APA style and formatting protocols.
Your paper should include the following sections:
Introduction
In this first section of your homework, offer a more extensive description of the problem in your field of professional practice that you began to describe in the Examining Research-Based Solutions homework. In this analysis, you should cover the following points:
1) Explain why the problem is detrimental to your professional practice.
2) Explain how widespread the problem is, how many people it affects in your organization, and whether or not similar problems are found in similar organizations.
3) Describe factors that contribute to cause and maintain the problem, such as organizational policies, a lack of staff training, insufficient funds, and so on.
4) If there have been previous attempts to resolve the problem, you should offer a brief description of those as well as the degree of success in resolving the problem that was achieved.
Examination of Relevant Research Reports
1) Analyze the research articles to find relevant information for your problem in professional practice. Look for patterns and trends that you see running through the research projects, and for common themes among the research findings. In addition to similarities or common themes, look for differences between the research findings and conclusions, and explain why differences in research findings are important. Synthesize the information to develop insight.
2) Discuss each theme in detail, using in-text citations so your readers understand which of these eight research reports you are drawing information and insight from during your discussion.
3) Based on your analysis of the eight research articles as well as your understanding of the transferability of the research findings they contain, synthesize the information to develop strategies and solutions to your problem in professional practice.
4) Develop descriptions of research-based solutions to the problem that you plan to present to your supervisor. Present these in the order of effectiveness, according to the best of your understanding. (Use a Level 2 heading for each one). If you have any concerns about the transferability of the research findings associated with a particular solution, be sure to mention them.
Conclusion
Briefly summarize the key principles associated with finding and applying research-based solutions for professional practice that you have come to understand by completing this course. Be sure to include a references section on the final page.
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
(1) The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
(2) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
(3) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.