if you read that it doesnt state the Q it says choose Q And the Q is . Is gender segregation of the schooling system beneficial? and this how to tackle it Describe the research topic that you would like to develop for your final year dissertation proposal and formulate an initial research question. Drawing on a minimum of four qualitative research studies, write a mini-literature review. Explain how the authors addressed their research topic and why or how it is relevant to the field. Discuss the methodological approach used by the researchers and relate these to your own research proposal. Based on the review of this previous work, explain how relevant is your own research topic. 2. Explain how and why your research is educational, and how and why a Qualitative Research Strategy is appropriate for your research question. 3.Explain what Research Design and data production methods are appropriate for your research questions. You have studied three types of research design: Life History, Ethnography, Case Study. Explain what would be the appropriate research design for your research topic and what are the methods that you will employ to produce data (interviews, observations, videos, photographs, document analysis). How does the choice of research methods will help you to develop an understanding of the participants in your proposed qualitative study? Archer et al, used interviews to develop a social constructionist understanding of the young people's lives, identities and schooling experiences. You must refer to at least one core reading relevant to your choice of research design and one core reading to support your choice of research method. You need to demonstrate understanding of key theoretical and methodological concepts: Main sources- Research Design Goodson, I. and Sikes, P. (2001) Life History Research in Educational Settings, Buckingham, Open University Press (Chapter 4) Hammersley, M. and Atkinson, P. (2007) ‘What is ethnography’ (pp1-14), in Ethnography: Principles in Practice (Third Edition), London, O’Reilly, K. (2009) Key Concepts in Ethnography, London: Sage O’Reilly, K. (2009) ‘Case Study’. In Key Concepts in Ethnography, London: Sage. Punch, K (2009) Introduction to Research Methods in Education. London: Sage (See Chapter 7, Case Study, Ethnography Main source: methods of data collection Punch, K (2009) Introduction to Research Methods in Education. London: Sage (8.1, 8.2, 8.3) References Write the final list of references using the Harvard referencing guidance.