I already have 3.5 pages done. I have a family emergency, need the rest done by 11pm.
Topic: Impact of school-based law enforcement officers
The research proposal must be between 8-10 pages in length not including title page or references.
Abstract on title page
Literature Review: This short preliminary literature review section reviews the literature important to your specific research question. 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 case. It provides the current state of accumulated knowledge as it relates to your specific research question. In this section you should:
- Summarize the general state of the literature (cumulative knowledge base) on the specific research question. For example, if you discuss other studies that have been conducted you would summarize the researcher’s findings, how those findings were obtained, and conduct an evaluation of biases in the findings.
- This section should provide 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.
- Include a short conclusion and transition to the next section.
Research Design and Methods: Describes how you will answer your research question or test the hypothesis. This section describes your overall research design and how you plan to collect, synthesize, and interpret your data. It should include:
- identification and operationalization (measurement) of variables;
- a sampling plan (i.e., study population and sampling procedures, if appropriate);
- justification of case studies used;
- data collection/sources (secondary literature, archives, interviews, surveys, etc.);
- a summary of analysis procedures (pattern-matching, etc.); and
- the limitations of the study and bias discussion.
Conclusion: Reemphasizes the importance of your study and ties the proposal together.
12-15 peer-reviewed articles
