Introducing Your Introduction
The introduction to a research study has a proscribed purpose and functionality that sets it apart from introductions you have probably read in books and popular literature. Although the introduction should engage the reader, it should also highlight particular information about the study and its orientation.

Using the sample outline for an introduction on p. 100 and the annotated sample on pp. 100–102 of your course text, Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches, write an Introduction that addresses and includes the elements suggested by this week’s Learning Resources. For the purposes of this Discussion, you should assume that your Literature Review from Week 3 was exhaustive and that it included substantive breadth and depth of the scholarship with regard to your topic. Consider the following in preparing your Introduction:
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Is the opening sentence engaging, and does it encourage readers to continue?

Is a problem or issue identified that justifies this study?
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Is the problem framed in a way that is consistent with the research approach?
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• Do you refer to groups of studies to justify the problem’s importance?
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• Do you cite recent literature (within the past 10 years)?
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• Are specific deficiencies in past studies identified?
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• Do you explain how the study will address these deficiencies?
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• Do you explain why the study is significant for audiences?
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• Is the Introduction limited to about 2 pages?
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• Is the Introduction well-written and easy to read?