Problem
A. Read the "The Implicit Punishment of Daring to Go to College When Poor." Also, skim the chapters relating to Wealth or Education from World of Ideas to remind yourself of some of the issues about the high cost relating to education. Do some preliminary research about financial literacy and education to find a topic that can reasonably write about.
B. "Is it possible the topic is too narrow that It will have difficulty finding enough published material? Is the topic so broad that there will be too much information for a research paper?"
C. Identify your narrowed/focused research topic at the top of the page.
D. Explain the purpose of the research project. Answer such questions as: "What do I already know about this issue?" "What do I want to learn?" "What questions do I want to answer?" "What problem or problems do I want to solve?" "What problems or obstacles do I see in completing this project?" Explain the topics you I investigate.
E. If it conducted a preliminary search for published sources that are relevant to your proposed topic, describe the material you have found.