On the basis of the dissertation s statement below derive hypothetical design for a qualitative,quantitative and mixed research designs: The proposed dissertation study is based on the following problem statement: The international emphasis on education, including the study of languages and foreign cultures, is today still very limited and biased, creating a gap between the job skills and competencies acquired during one's studies and the international component increasingly present in every work environment, where the young graduate will have to travel or relate to foreign clients, suppliers and several stakeholders. De Wit, Jaramillo, and Knight (2005) report that the development of advanced communication, new technology, increased labor mobility, market economy and trade liberalization, increased private investment, decreased support of higher education, and the development of lifelong learning, are all key drivers for universities to have to internationalize their curricula. They also add that on the government side, the only attention given to this need is for educational programs preparing for government departments, and not for business and the industry at large. So it is evident that with an increasing global environment, the gap between university curricula and employment needs will also increase. .
University Curricular Is Inversely Related With Employment Needs With the Mediating Role of Globalization
Quantitative research can be defined as an objective, formal and systematic process in which numerical information is used to attain information about the world (Burns & Grove 2005). it's used to examine relationships among variables, to describe the variables and to find out cause and effect of interactions between variable. Hancock (2002) noted that the qualitative research strength depends on its ability to offer a complex textual description of the people reaction to certain research issues. Much qualitative research avails the information about the human side of a certain issues such as the beliefs, opinions, contradictory behaviors and relationships to individuals.
There is a need for the curricula to be made responsive to employer needs (Breazeal et al.,2004)
So it is evident that with an increasing global environment, the gap between university curricula and employment needs will also increase. Thereby confirming that university curricular is inversely related with employment needs with the mediating role of globalization
Qualitative
A qualitative study to explore the nature of relationship between university curricular and employment needs with the mediating role of globalization.
The nature of relationship between university curricular and employment needs with the mediating role of globalization deserves. Qualitative research methodology is the best technique in investigating the above mentioned relationship since the research is in its natural setting and therefore the need to interpret the phenomena (widening gap within the context of employment needs) so as to bring meanings to them as indicated in the work of Denzin (1994). The need for using qualitative research is to assist us in penetrating the inner and deeper significance that the proposed research topic ascribes to. The process would involve the naturalist and interpretive to the given subject matter while also giving priority to whatever the data contributes to the laid down research questions as well as existing information. In this case, we must attempt to investigate the assertion that the existing pro-globalization curricula are largely devoid of employer requirement. This misalignment of facts and strategy is a recipe for poor performance in the practical work environment.. So it is evident that with an increasing global environment, the gap between university curricula and employment needs will also increase.
Mixed Methods (PhD Learners)/Action Research (EdD Learners)
The mediating role of globalization on the increase in the gap between university curricula and employment needs.
The use of mixed research methods, the third research paradigm, is important in the evaluation of specific variables and their mediating roles in various scenarios (Johnson et al.,2007).Triangulation is therefore used in searching of the same phenomenon (Denzin,1978,p.291).Our choice of triangulation is informed by its many benefits (Sieber
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