Leadership Analysis and Reflection Paper Proposal Guide 

This is a home-based project in which the candidate applies adult learning theories and leadership principals to an initiative within the home institution or in an educational setting approved by the instructor. The course culminates in a written project that assesses the types of learning and or leadership models used in the initiative as well as the outcome. The paper should be at least 20 pages and should provide an analysis of the student’s leadership style and practice within the scope of the project.

Students will submit a 500 word (body of the paper) proposal for their final research paper.

Please use the following outline to shape your research proposal.  This proposal is limited to 500 words.  The purpose of this document is to allow the reviewer to see how your topic fits into a broader context. In short, tell the reviewer what you plan to do! 

Proposed title of the paper

Your name

Professor

Date

 I.  General introduction and overview of the topic

Place the project within a broader context and provide the reader with some idea of why it is important.  The introduction moves the idea from “this is an interesting topic” to “this is worthy of analysis.”  There should be citations within your introduction to support the discussion.

II.  Procedures and Methodology

Research methodology defines the logical steps – What to do and how to solve the problem and achieve proposed objectives?

• Introduction  
• Literature Review
• Personal Reflections
• Analysis
• Summary

III.  Reference list:  APA Formatting