This is the first chapter of your research proposal, the introduction. The paper should include a Title Page, body pages, and references. The entire document must be in APA format, 12 point font, 1 inch margins. Research proposal introductions should be no less than 6 pages in length, excluding the title page and references. This is an expansion of your statement of the problem.
Each introduction should include:
1) an introduction of the problem area,
2) establish the importance of the problem,
3) establish the context of the current study (where it is situated in human understanding)
4) brief summary of the method used to answer the research questions, and
5) conclude with a 1 – 2 paragraph summary and the research hypothesis.