Write a 3  page scholarly paper focusing solely on the first step of the planning stage

Write a 3  page scholarly paper focusing solely on the first step of the planning stage

Write paper as if you are in an Elementary School classroom setting, You will have to google Action Research in the classroom setting.

As you are thinking of the ways in which action research can be used in your educational setting, investigate and diagnose the problem you plan to study for your action research plan. Action research has four stages—planning, acting, developing, and reflecting. For this assignment, write a 3  page scholarly paper focusing solely on the first step of the planning stage: identifying the problem. Refer to the interactive Digital Action Research Plan, in which you have been collecting information, and use it as the basis of your paper.

Instructions

The requirements for your assignment are as follows. Be sure to include a cover page and a reference page (not included in final page count) and adhere to the APA formatting guidelines:

Provide a brief introduction of the study.

Describe the study setting and explain why the setting was chosen for this study.

Describe the problem, including the impact of diversity on the problem.

Describe the purpose of the proposed study.

Identify and describe who might benefit from the findings of the study and why.

Describe the baseline data and information you have gathered to inform the development of the study.

Review at least three peer-reviewed scholarly articles related to your proposed topic. These articles must have been published within the last five years. Please be sure to identify at least one theoretical or conceptual framework to support your study. Additionally, identify the gaps in the literature. Use the current APA formatting guidelines to cite your resources.

Additional Requirements

The assignment you submit is expected to meet the following requirements:

Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.

APA formatting: Resources, citations, title page, running head, and reference page are all formatted according to the current APA style and formatting standards.

Cited resources: Three to five scholarly sources. All literature cited should be current, published within the past five years.

Length of paper: 3  double-spaced pages (plus a cover page and a reference page).

Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.