Research Question and Outline 2
Outline
How does poverty and low socioeconomic status have an effect on a student’s education and
learning outcomes?
I. Introduction
A. Introduce the Problem
1. I will give a narrative explaining my personal experience and observations
of the problem.
2. Explain how the issue was identified.
3. I will include data that shows the issues at hand.
B. Importance of the Problem
1. I will discuss the importance of the issue and its significance of poverty
hurts a student’s learning.
2. I will discuss about the importance of how the problem will be a lifelong
issue as they grow into adulthood.
3. I will discuss how crucial and important that education is to provide
opportunities and outcomes for a student’s future.
C. Research Question
1. I will focus on answering the following:
“How does poverty and low socioeconomic status have on a student’s
education and learning outcomes?”
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II. Related Literature
A.Poverty Research has affirmed education to higher standard of living
B. There are performance gaps in students that live within poverty as opposed to
students who do not.
III. Learning Theory Association
A. I will address the topic of educators’ ability to intervene and help improve a
student development.
B. I will find research studies on possible solutions that be applied in the public-
school systems.
C. I will address the theories discussed among educators and researchers on how to
make those changes.
IV. Definitions (I will make a list of data with citations)
1. Academic Success where educators intervene.
2. Academic failures where educators do not intervene.
3. Historical times during where students where publicly affected by their economic
status.
4. Improvements by using technology and other advancements.
V. Gaps in the research
A. I will provide any recommendations I see as an opportunity for further research.
VI. Biblical world view
A. I will address the problem of additional access for these at-risk students and
academic success from a biblical world view.
1. I will use biblical scriptures to discuss helping students with these
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disadvantages.
2. I will discuss how scriptures can be used to help educators understand the
reason behind helping these students.
VII. Conclusions
A.I will conclude with a strong reason for making these changes to help more
students out of poverty and a positive healthy future.
