The question is something along the lines of: How does the outdoor area of a private day nursery setting support the imaginative play of children aged three and four years old.
It is waaaaay boring but I didn't think it through beforehand and in the end, just had to choose something before the proposals were done.
If I were you, I would seriously consider the areas you might want to look at and have a browse on the net to see if there is enough information on the subject. Talk it through with your tutors and when you have identified a direction you want to go with it, start collecting information and file it away until you start to actually do the research.
We had lots of trouble with our college and this dissertation business. They told us at the end of year 1 that we had all through year 2 to do it, then changed the goalposts and said they wanted it done by Feb. We argued with them and eventually, after 3 or 4 attempts, we got it pushed back right until the end so it is the last thing going in now!
I've set myself 3 weeks to do it in, because of the imminent arrival of DS, so I am spending most of my time writing up and doing reading that I should have done months ago. Seriously, don't leave it til the last minute, especially with LO's around!
You need to find something that isn't too big to research too. There's a good book I bought to help with the planning and implementation of the research, which might help as a starting point. It is quite basic imo so you ight need to back it up with other books, but it was worth the money. It's called 'Doing your early years research project' and is by Guy Roberts-Holmes (2005 I think).
Have you got any ideas as to what you want to look at?