Order Description
The proposal should include:

– Introduction. Outline the background to the problem. Include a clear statement of the issue to be investigated, and let the reader know why this issue is important.

– Review of relevant literature on research findings in the area of your proposed project. Demonstrate your analysis of the research others have done: who has conducted the research, when and where was the research conducted, how was the research conducted, what were their findings? Present information on the articles in a way that provides an integrated argument in relation to the topic. Conclude by establishing the need for the research you plan to conduct by explaining how your project extends from or fills small gaps in the current literature.

– The research question/s to be addressed. State them clearly as questions. You will have a main research question and possibly some sub-questions (no more than 3) that will help you answer your main research question.

– The research design/method. Describe your proposed research design. What will be the context of your study?

Who/what do you propose will be the object(s) of or the participants in your study? How will you select your research participants, if applicable? What instruments will you use to collect your data? You must include your data collection tool/s in an appendix. What steps will you take to collect and record your data? How will you analyse your data? That is, how will you collate your data and make sense of your findings? Justify your research design choices with academic references. Ask yourself: With the information provided, could your study be replicated?

– Conclude by articulating how you believe the knowledge generated by the project will assist you as a beginning teacher.

– References. Use APA style referencing both within the proposal and the reference list. The reference list should contain only references directly mentioned in the proposal rather than a bibliography of other relevant but non-cited references. It is expected that at least 10 relevant, recent references (from 2000 onwards) are included. Your reference list is not included in the total word count for the assignment.