After reading 2-3 resources from pertinent library databases and resources, consider the research tradition that you ascertain is most appropriate to your proposed study and your rationale for the selection based on methodological recommendations consistent with your field or concentration and topic area.

What is the connection between the research tradition, research design, and research methods that you have selected and your proposed research topic? With your topic area in mind, what is your rationale for these specific choices?

During your literature review, you worked to identify the gap in the body of knowledge that drives your study topic choice. Through that process, what have you learned about the research approaches utilized by the study's authors?