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Draft 2: Chapter 1: Introduction and Chapter 2: Literature Review

The purpose of this assignment is to guide you in completing Chapter 2 and ensuring your Chapters 1 and 2 are internally consistent and properly aligned.

You may find that you need to revise previous components of Chapter 1 to ensure that you are fully developing a systematic approach that you will use to investigate a real-world educational problem of practice.

By completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your ability to formulate a research problem, develop a conceptual and theoretical foundation, critically engage with existing literature, build a coherent research argument, and structure a comprehensive applied research project.

You will receive feedback from your review committee on this assignment that you will use to make revisions prior to submitting your cumulative Chapters 1 and 2 in the Unit 7 Assignment. The grading timeline is adjusted to allow for your review committee to complete the review process. Please refer to the for guidelines.

DIRECTIONS

Use the most current version of your applied research project paper to complete this assignment. Refer to the EdD Student Handbook for specific details, such as page length requirements.

This assignment will guide you in developing a full draft of Chapters 1 and 2 of your applied research project paper. You are expected to use your current version of your applied research project paper, ensuring consistency and alignment with program standards. This template is structured to help you organize your work, creating a cohesive and comprehensive document.

Assignment expectations include the following:

• Use the most current version of your applied research project paper.
• Add these components to your existing paper.
• Ensure content within Chapters 1 and 2 are aligned and consistent throughout.

Chapter 1 must be revised based on feedback from your instructor and/or review committee.

Submit the following as one paper using the most current version of your applied research project paper:

Chapter 1: Introduction

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW

• Introduction
• Restate the research questions.
• Preview the structure of the chapter: framework, thematic review, and synthesis.
• Theoretical or Conceptual Framework
• Detail the selected theory or modelits origin, key propositions, and relevance to action research.
• Explain how this framework informs data collection and interpretation in their setting.
• Literature Review
• Organize the review around topical subheadings:
• Historical Background or Context
• Chronology of how the problem has been addressed.
• Definitions and Key Constructs
• Definitions and boundaries of core concepts.
• Findings and Gaps
• Synthesis of what is known and where applied research is lacking.
• Methodologies Used in Existing Studies
• Common research designs in similar contexts.
• Summarize at least 10-15 peer-reviewed sources and note methodological rigor.
• Synthesis of Literature
• Merge findings into 34 major themes directly linked to your research questions.
• Key Theme 1 (aligned to research question)
• Key Theme 2 (aligned to research question)
• Key Theme 3 (aligned to research question)
• For each theme, you should:
• Summarize key studies and their outcomes.
• Critique methodological strengths and weaknesses.
• Discuss implications for practice and how their project addresses gaps.
• Summary
• Identify key research gaps and synthesize major themes from existing studies while demonstrating how the reviewed literature supports the chosen theoretical framework and justifies the research questions.
• Show the contradictions or limitations in current knowledge that your study addresses.
• Conclude by connecting the literature findings to the chosen methodology.