3
[Working Title of Your Study]
[Your Name]
[Course Number & Quarter]
Your Ed.D. Specialization
Week [#]
[Working Title of Your Study]
[Brief introduction to and background for your study. Include 3 – 4 peer reviewed articles (annotated bibliography format) to support/justify/inform what you intend to be working on. Keep it brief.]
Research Problem
[State the research problem in 1 or 2 sentences at the most.]
[Evidence (annotated bibliography format). Include 2 pieces from the literature and 1 or 2 pieces from the local setting (because you will need to conduct your study somewhere, irrespective of what type of capstone you choose, you need to show that the problem is present and relevant at the site where the study will be conducted).]
Purpose
[State the purpose of your study in 1 or 2 sentences at the most.]
[List concepts of interest, with explanations to clarify what they are and how they align to the problem.]
[Conceptual OR Theoretical] Framework
[Include 1 framework (2 at the most); briefly explain what the framework is about and how it connects to your study.]
[For each framework include 1 or 2 seminal work(s) (annotated bibliography format)]
Research Question[s] [and Hypotheses]
[List your questions]
[List hypotheses for each question (if the case)]
Research Methodology and Design
[State type of approach. Include a 1 or 2 sentence justification.]
[State type of research design. Include a 1 or 2 sentence justification]
[List data sources]
Significance
[Brief, 1 sentence statement about the significance of your study]
References
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