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Research Proposal Topic Name: Grade Course: Tutor’s Name: Date: Research Proposal Topic Question1 Strategies to help young American females to overcome eating disorders. In other literatures I have noticed that researchers have concluded that young females are the most affected by eating disorders, for this reason I would like to carry out a research in order to establish best strategies that can be used to help young female avoid eating disorders. Developing best practice in handling bullying in the work place: A case study of Walmart supermarket. The issue of bullying has been of concern in our country and for that matter I would like to help organizations adopt best practice that will make every employee feel loved and wanted in his or her place of work. The desire to study abroad: A case study of Africans in the United States of America. This topic is of interest to me since I have seen more African seeking to study in US. I am interested to establish the reasons behind this as well as their demographic characteristics. Evaluating the contribution of effective leadership in improving school performance of high poverty schools. Despite the No Child is Left Behind Program it is still a fact that some high poverty schools cannot compete at the same level with other school, it is my intention to show how effective leadership can help learners in high poverty schools to improve in terms of academic performance. Assimilation, acculturation and settling in of Chinese young adults to Texas’ way of life. More young people are moving out of their country either by their own choice of by the fact that their parents are relocating. It is important to establish how these young people assimilate, acculturate as well as settle in a different cultural setting and environment. Evaluating the impacts of unintended consequences of advertising in the young population in Michigan. Linking drug abuse and dating violence among American teenagers. Which way to go in this century? Online pure distance learning or traditional classroom instruction method? Application of multiple measures in assessment in high poverty schools in United States of America. Using blended learning to enhance academic performance for learners in elementary school Question 2 A research conducted by Robinson in 2000 brings forth the major causes of eating disorders. The researcher believes that better strategies can be developed if one clearly understands the causes of eating disorders. Among them include dissatisfaction with body type, family situation among others. The article suggests a number of strategies that can be adopted to help curb the problem. Before reviewing existing literature I will first need to have in mind key words to help me search them. One major source of information is the internet. Key terms associated with eating disorder, obesity and young female will be used. A quick scan of the abstract, conclusion will be used to help decide the relevance of any given material. More importantly printed materials in the library such as books, journals, publications, conference proceeding will be sort after. This will be made possible by the assistance of the library staff and by going through the online catalogues. Once I get a relevant material I will be taking notes as I read. i) What are the major causes of eating disorder in young American females? ii) What are the major characteristics of young female suffering from eating disorders? iii) What are the best practices or strategies that will help young females to avoid suffering from eating disorders? Question 3 Georgakopoulos, A., La Vena, W. & Kent, B. (2011). Workplace bullying: A complex problem in contemporary organizations. International Journal of Business and Social Science, 2(3): 1-16. The abstract is obtained from the work of Robyn Kieseker and Marchant Teresa in their work Title “Workplace bullying in Australia: A review of current conceptualizations and existing research” In the abstract the researchers defined bullying. They argued that bullying begins from childhood and gaining considerable attention. They concluded that a number of recommendations to help organizations curb the problem. Question 4 Gold, A. (2003). Principled Principals?: Values-Driven Leadership: Evidence from Ten Case Studies of 'Outstanding' School Leaders. Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 31(127): 127-137. Gurr, D. (2003). Leading and Managing: Successful School Leadership in Victoria. Cambridge University: CUP Harris, A. (2002). Effective Leadership in Schools Facing Challenging Contexts. School Leadership and Management, 3(2): 11-24 Izumi, L. (2002). High-Poverty, High-Performing Schools in California. San Francisco: Pacific Research Institute. Jacobson, S. (2005). Leadership in High-Poverty Schools: an Examination of Three Urban Elementary Schools. Albany, New York: Teachers College Press. Kilpatrick, S. (2002). More than Education: Leadership for Rural School-Community Partnerships. New York: Elsevier. Leithwood, K. (2004). How Leadership Influences Student Learning. New York: Wallace Foundation. Leithwood, K. (2005). What We Know About Successful School Leadership. New York: Teachers College Press. Marzano, R. (2005). School Leadership That Works: From Research To...