TABLE OF CONTENTS
DEDICATION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ABSTRACT
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
1.1 PROBLEM STATEMENT
NATURE OF THE STUDY
PURPOSE OF THE STUDY
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
OPERATIONAL DEFINITIONS
ASSUMPTIONS AND LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
CONCLUSION
CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 STRATEGY USED FOR SEARCHING THE LITERATURE
2.2 SUMMARY
2.3 CONCLUSION
CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY
3.1 RESEARCH PARADIGM
ROLE OF THE RESEARCHER
INSTRUMENTS
CONTEXT FOR THE STUDY PARTICIPANTS
DATA COLLECTION
DATA ANALYSES
CONCLUSION
CHAPTER 4: FINDINGS…
SAMPLE DEMOGRAPHICS
DATA GATHERING PROCEDURES
DATA TRACKING METHODOLOGY
THEMES DISCOVERED
VALIDATION OF THEMES
SUMMARY
CHAPTER 5: IMPLICATIONS
DISCUSSION OF THEMES
ASSUMPTIONS, SCOPE, AND LIMITATIONS
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE STUDIES
RESEARCHER REFLECTIONS
SUMMARY
REFERENCES
APPENDICES