*Please use attached document as an outline.
I. Introduction. Approximately one (1) page in length. Your introduction will provide background and contextual material justifying your topic (Statement of the Problem). Your introduction will also include a Purpose Statement. The introduction concludes with one or several specific Research Questions that sets the general context for the study. In the Introduction, you are explaining why your problem is worth researching and what that specific problem is via the Purpose Statement and Research Question(s).
II. Literature Review. Approximately two (2) pages in length with at least six (6) peer-reviewed journal articles that address the conceptual elements of the thesis and demonstrate that there is a “research gap.” Your review of the literature centers on your specific research question(s). The literature review focuses on discussing how other researchers have addressed the same or similar research questions. It introduces the study and places it in a larger context that includes a discussion of why it is important to study this topic. It provides current state of our accumulated knowledge as it relates to your specific research question(s). In your literature review you should summarize and synthesize the material. Identify the findings as well as the methodology used to obtain those findings. This section provides a preliminary analysis of the other authors that have written on your research topic. It provides a broad overview of the primary arguments related to the topic and organizes the general views on the main aspects of the topic by theme, which could be the prevailing arguments or schools of thought, or commonly held beliefs that your particular topic may challenge.
III. Theoretical Framework. Approximately one (1) page in length which includes a scholarly source that illustrates the framework you may use in your own study. In this section you will identify the gap in the literature and explain how your thesis addresses that gap. You will also present, explain, and justify your preliminary thoughts on a theory or model that you will use in your study. If you are developing a model, you should present a preliminary diagram. Finally, you should state a hypothesis that is testable along with the variables you intend to analyze.
IV. Research Design. Approximately two (2) pages in length. This section represents your preliminary thoughts on how you will answer your research question(s). What design do you intend to use (i.e. case study method, quantitative, qualitative, or mixed methods approach, interviews, surveys, policy evaluation etc.). What data will you need to collect to answer your question? Where does this data exist? How will you collect it? How will you analyze it? What are the limitations of your method? The Research Design section provides a roadmap for the reader to understand how you conducted your research (investigation) that lead ultimately to the outcomes and conclusion.
Reference List. Provide complete citations in current Turabian Bibliography Style or Turabian Reference List Style format for the resources you have cited. Remember to use a hanging indent.