•Cover Page (consult an APA style guide)
•Abstract (no more than 1 page, gives a brief overview of the contents of your paper, the abstract is written last after you have completed your entire paper)
•Introduction (2-3 pages in length)
Include your thesis statement in first or second paragraph.
Describe or summarize the policy or program which you intend to evaluate.
What are the goals or desired outcomes of the policy or program?
Why are the goals or outcomes important?
Include your research questions at the end of the introduction.
•Literature Review (3-4pages in length)
This section of your paper corresponds directly to your research questions. Each question should be reflected in sub-headings in your literature review. If you don’t have a research question about “it” don’t include “it” in your paper.
How have other researchers attempted to evaluate the policy or program? What were their conclusions? What might be replicated in your evaluation?
What theory or theories connect the policy or program to its goals or desired outcomes?