Research proposal (30 points). In this assignment you will identify 10 empirical/theoretical studies that are related to your Dissertation in Practice (DiP). Because the DiP is an action research project, planned for your organization, there will be need for leadership within the DiP project. I encourage you to focus on research that is empirical (data driven) and recent. Among the 10 studies that you identify not more than 2 should be theoretical (not data driven)– The framework theory should be built on Critical theory of love and funds of knowledge (I will send those relate to CToL and FoK)) and at least 5 must have some connection to leadership within your DiP project (retention of black and hispanic students at predominately white institutions and programs and or “toolkits” that should be implemented to provide support that would increase persistence of the students, retention and graduation–use articles that meet the assignment requirements related to my topic above. This approach allows you to both get strong feedback on your DiP literature review draft, as well as apply what you are learning about leadership for your DiP project. I invite you to submit first steps (3) for initial feedback to ensure you are structuring the reviews properly. You will submit three individual article reviews across the remainder of the semester. These individual reviews will include the following elements: (i) Summary, (ii) Analysis and synthesis, (iii) Discussion of implications, (iv) Discussion of gaps and inconsistencies in the literature (v) identification of a research question that emerges from the article and (vi) properly formatted references. These individual reviews might run from a paragraph to a page but would not normally exceed a page of text. The full research proposal should go beyond merely summarizing several studies or putting these individual reviews together. The final proposal should present an argument for why your study is unique, filling a gap in the current scholarship, and why your study is worthy of investigation. The research proposal should include: Title Page 1. Summary of Research Findings. This section includes: Brief introduction of your topic – one paragraph. Expand on topic above- retention of Black and Hispanic students at predominately white institutions and programs and or “toolkits” that should be implemented to provide support that would increase persistence of the students, retention and graduation- Summary of each research paper including: (i) research focus and variables/constructs of interest, (ii) research questions or hypotheses, (iii) brief description of research participants and measures, (v) results and (vi) brief summary. Each summary should be at least a paragraph and not more than one page. If your summaries exceed one page you are providing more detail than necessary. You can provide additional details if you wish, but this choice exceeds expectations. The Summary should be approximately 6-7 pages. You After your summary, present your analysis and synthesis of the major findings from the 10 studies you selected. Report the patterns and themes from this body of studies; in this section, do not present analyses and syntheses of individual articles. Taking the 10 sets of findings together: What did you see? What did you think? What did you learn? What are the gaps and inconsistencies in the literature? Share your observations with the reader. This section should be 2-3 pages. 3. Discussion of Implications of Findings for Organizational Leaders. Given the preceding analysis and synthesis, discuss how leaders should APPLY your findings. Provide specific guidance – Dos and Don’ts. The section should be 1-2 pages. 4. Identification of a Research Question that Should Be Pursued. In the Analysis and Synthesis section you reported on gaps and inconsistencies. You reported on what we know from this body of findings – and what we don’t know. Given what we do not know, formulate a research question that should be pursued to fill the knowledge gap in the literature or to extend established findings to broader populations and contexts. This section should be one paragraph.
