Research Methods

In creating a research proposal, you will use the scientific method in formulating your research design. In this guide, you will find information on navigating databases to find journal articles while forming your literature review and information about how to locate and use tests & measures, which may help in your data collection.

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A literature review is a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the principal research about the topic being studied.

• The review helps form the intellectual framework for your study.
• The review need not be exhaustive; the objective is not to list as many relevant books, articles, reports as possible.
• The review should contain the most pertinent studies and point to important past and current research and practices in the field related to your topic.

For a more details on writing a literature review, go to the Writing a Literature Review guide.