Research ideas for the literature review.
You should be able to respond to the following questions:
- What is the central research problem (controversial topic)?
- What is the topic of study related to that problem?
- What methods should be used to analyze the research problem?
- Why is this important research, and why should someone reading the proposal care about the outcomes from the study?
A Research Proposal is approximately 1-2 pages in length.You may or may not have sources at this time, but you should begin considering your sources at this time.
It is also important to be able to provide some background to the issue.
Connected to the background and significance of your study is a more deliberate review and synthesis of prior studies related to the research problem under investigation. The purpose here is to place your project within the larger whole of what is currently being explored, while demonstrating to your readers that your work is original and innovative. Think about what questions other researchers have asked, what methods they have used, and what is your understanding of their findings. Assess what you believe is still missing, and state how previous research has failed to examine the issue that your study addresses.
