conduct a review of the existing literature about this topic

Background (Literature Review): Students will discuss the search strategy and then
conduct a review of the existing literature about this topic and write the literature review in APA
format. The background will consist of 15 pages in length using a minimum of 10 academic
references. Students should start researching and collecting scholarly references as soon as
possible as this can be a very time-consuming process.
The Doctor of Strategic Leadership (DSL) degree at Liberty University culminates in a Case
Study that is comprised of three parts to include:
1. Foundation of the Study
2. The Project
3. Application to Professional Practice
To be clear, for the purpose of the Doctor of Strategic Leadership (DSL) degree, you will be
writing a single Case Study for the Doctoral Research Project (DRP). incorporate the Merida: Christ-centered Exposition: Exalting
Jesus in 1 & 2 Kings text in parts 1 and 2 of this paper as it relates to the chosen applied
research topic. Each area of the project proposal will be discussed in further detail in class and
will relate to the textbook chapters.
Regarding the textbooks chosen, Robson & McCartan: Real World Research and Creswell &
Poth: Qualitative Inquiry & Research Design: Choosing Among Five Approaches, each will
use slightly different terminology in their writings. Robson writes of flexible and fixed designs
whereas Creswell references Qualitative and Quantitative methods. Generally speaking, flexible
designs are aligned with Qualitative methods and fixed designs are aligned with Quantitative
methods.