Post 6.
Another baby step is accomplished! Chapter 1 was approved, and I am now moving along to work on Chapter 2. Gaining approval of the overview of what my research will be about paves the way for me to do the research on the literature. This is the part of the dissertation I was looking forward to since I began the program. Finding out what has been researched in my topic of interest, specific to my population of interest, and from all angles one can think of exploring.
The most important clue to keep in mind all along is to keep organized. I am using an excel spreadsheet which I organized by topic, by source, and within each, by concept. Keeping track of this information is crucial to describing the Literature Search Strategy within Chapter 2. In reference to the amount of research articles to find and reference…. It is not about the quantity, but the quality of research that counts. I will be done collecting articles when I find saturation.
Saturation seems to be defined in different ways depending on the nature of the research and its design. I am proposing for my qualitative research, that saturation of my literature review will be reached when I no longer find studies published within the time frame allowed (2015-2019) which explored the concepts I will be exploring.
The Process... 