Final Research Assignment in Canvas and TK-20 Final Proposal Combine all sections according to attachment and include Table of Contents Look back at the feedback provided and use that to revise your
Methods
Participants and Setting
1. Setting
The study will take place at City X High School, a rural 4A public school in Mississippi (enrollment ≈ 513). City X is 115th‐ranked by population in the state; 61.5% White, 34.3% Black, 2.3% Hispanic; median household income $40,250; 19.5% poverty rate; median resident age 51.
2. Participants
Students: All 212 students participating in MISSHSAA-governed athletics and activities (ages 14–19).
Parents: One parent/guardian per participating student (estimated N≈212).
Coaches/Sponsors: All 28 coaches and activity sponsors.
Sampling: Census of the three stakeholder groups; no further sampling needed.
Instrument(s)
Survey Questionnaires
Three parallel 12-item surveys (one each for students, parents, and coaches), developed for face validity and pilot-tested with 10 local volunteers.
Domains: attitudes toward random testing; knowledge of bans; preferred testing procedures; confidentiality; sanctions and supports.
Response format: 5-point Likert scale (Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree) plus two open-ended items.
Document Review Guide
Checklist to collect district policy documents (e.g., existing drug-education curricula; MISSHSAA guidelines).
Data Collection
Survey Administration
Date: January 3, 2025.
Procedure: During a mandatory all-stakeholder meeting, the athletic director will distribute paper surveys. Participants will have five minutes to respond; the director will collect completed instruments immediately.
Policy Documents
Retrieve relevant district and state policy documents via the athletic director’s office and the school district website.
Ethical Considerations
All participants will receive an information sheet; surveys are anonymous. Return of a completed survey implies consent.
Data Analysis (Proposed Steps)
Quantitative Analysis
Descriptive statistics: Compute frequencies, means, and standard deviations for each item and stakeholder group.
Cross‐tabulation: Compare student vs. parent vs. coach responses on key items (e.g., “Should testing be outside-agency administered?”).
Chi-square tests: Assess whether the distribution of Agree/Disagree differs across groups (α = 0.05).
Qualitative Analysis
Open-ended survey items:
Conduct a thematic analysis:
Familiarize with all responses.
Generate initial codes (e.g., “privacy concerns,” “rehabilitation support”).
Identify and define themes.
Validate themes by peer‐debrief with a colleague.
Document review:
Use the checklist to note how existing policies align or conflict with stakeholder attitudes.
Data Triangulation
Compare survey themes with policy-document findings to identify gaps (e.g., stakeholders favor outside testing but policy mandates in-house testing).
Trustworthiness
Member check: Share emergent survey‐theme summary with a subset of participants (n=10) for confirmation.
Audit trail: Maintain a research log of all data-collection and analysis decisions.
Peer debrief: Convene one meeting with a fellow researcher to review coding decisions and statistical outputs.
