Introduction (1-2 full pages)
Hook the reader with warrants for your project. Present your topic, research question, and hypotheses. Summarize the findings and analytic/theoretical argument explaining why you found what you did. Draw on 3 peer-reviewed sources to help frame your paper in this section, citing in ASA format.
Methods (2-3 full pages)
Explain nature of your method (interviews, observations), population, sampling strategy, how you collected the data, how you analyzed the data, examples of the codes that emerged coding, the strengths and limitations of your analysis to answer your research question relative to other methods (i.e. surveys, experiments, content analysis), ethical issues you encountered, and the impact of your positionality.
Findings (3-4 full pages)
Present a summary of your key findings that relate to your research question. Integrate examples from your coded data from your analysis to support your findings. You are to organize the findings thematically, with a minimum of four themes. You should strive to make an argument related to your research question, using your data to support your points. Discussion of each theme should include a minimum of one example or quote from your field notes or interview data.
Discussion & Conclusion (1-2 full pages)
Synthesize and tie up loose ends. Review the key findings as they relate to the framing of the paper and the argument presented in the introduction. Develop a conclusion that reiterates the importance of your research, while leaving the reader with something to ponder. Spend one paragraph presenting at least two ideas for future research. Spend at least an additional one paragraph discussing broader societal implications and ideas for reform or other ways to address the issues examined in your project.
References
References are recommended, but entirely optional. Please use ASA format for references.
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