Literature Review

• General Topic of Interest:

College Tuition

• Research Objective/Purpose: “Why” of the research

The purpose of this study is to research the root cause(s) as to why college tuition continues to go up yearly

• Research Question(s): “What” of the research

If the federal government stopped issuing secured loans or limited pell grants that students receive, would this cause colleges tuition rates to plummet?

 

• Go through your annotated bibliography.
• Based on the information presented in your annotated bibliography sources (and others if needed), define a problem statement that, in your opinion, would be useful and practical for you to investigate.
• Organize your sources by sorting and classifying their findings in a meaningful way, always considering your original topic and problem.
• Write a literature review that would seem to offer the greatest potential for developing a good theoretical framework, using seven to ten references. All of these can be from your annotated bibliography, or you can use others in addition to those in your annotated bibliography.
• Develop the theoretical framework incorporating its basic functions as discussed in the text.
• Generate a set of testable hypotheses based on your research question and the theoretical framework.

Your report must contain the sections outlined below. APA formatting standards must be followed throughout. The paper does not have to be lengthy; perhaps 750 to 1500 words. The introduction, research question, and hypothesis statement sections should be short and succinct. Most of the word count in your report will be in the literature review and theoretical framework sections.

 

Introduction

In this section, give a clear and concise statement of the problem. Briefly indicate why it is a problem, why you selected it, and why it is important to solve the problem. Use references as necessary to support your arguments.

Literature Review

This should be one of the longer sections in your report. It should summarize other work related to the problem you identified. It should identify important variables and document significant findings from earlier research.

Research Question

This should be a brief section with a clear and concise statement of your question. It should be clear to the reader that your question is a logical outgrowth of previous research as summarized in your literature review.

Theoretical Framework

This section applies to deductive research. It should be one of the longer sections in your report.

Hypotheses

This brief section should contain a clear and concise statement of your hypothesis or hypotheses. The hypotheses should be a logical outgrowth of the theoretical framework.

References

Your report must contain a reference section that includes all sources in your paper. References must be in APA format.