Each student will review the literature and write a research proposal on a counseling topic of interest. The paper will be comprised of a literature review which efficiently leads to the development of a research question, hypothesis, operational definitions of relevant variables, and a brief description of methodology that entails how the research question can be explored using quantitative or qualitative procedures. The paper must be approximately 15 pages in length, use a minimum of 15 professional journal articles, typed, double-spaced and adhere to APA style. Specifically, students will be expected to develop three Chapter research proposal consisting

    of the following content:

1.Cover page with running head
2.Abstract
3.Introduction (Chapter 1)
Statement of the Problem

Research questions and or Hypotheses

Definitions of Related Terms (operational definitions if applicable)

4.Brief Literature Review (Chapter 2)
5.Methodology (Chapter 3)