I suggest starting your proposal
with Chapter 2, the Literature Review. It often feels overwhelming to think
about writing the literature review. Let's begin by checking the dissertation
template and appropriate checklist (quantitative, qualitative, or mixed
methods), available in the research center. These documents indicate that there
are the following headings in chapter 2: Introduction, Literature Search
Strategy, Theoretical Foundation, Conceptual Framework (as appropriate),
Literature Review, and Summary and Conclusions. So I suggest starting by
writing those in your draft.
Save the Introduction
for later, since you are not sure where you are going yet. The search strategy
means in which database did you look for articles, and what terms did you enter,
to do so. Keep track of those as you go. I suggest starting with an outline;
list the theories you have found in the literature that are relevant to your
study. If there are philosophical or theoretical concepts list those.
Next time, we will do
an example outline of Chapter 2. Do you have an issue or a question that you
would like me to discuss in a future post? Send me an email with your ideas.
leann.stadtlander@waldenu.edu
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