THE RESEARCH PROCESS
L. Freedman, PhD
Spring 2008 ICSW, Chicago,
IL Distance Learning Program
THE RESEARCH PROPOSAL
I. Statement of the problem
II. Methoda. Background, rationale, significance of the study
b. Literature review on research about the problem
c. Theory about the problem and a solution
d. Development of a research question,hypotheses, and variable
III. Implications of the study, value to social sciencea. Describe the design of the study and methods of inquiry
b. Describe the data collection procedures
1. Define instruments for measurement and how that is done
2. Define the sampling plan
3. Describe the data collection methodc. Describe how will the data be analyzed
1. Statistical analysis (which statistics will you use, why)
2. How will the results look when the findings are in (i.e., frequency tables, crosstabs)d. Ethical considerations and protections for human subjects
a. Implications for theory
1. Will it change?
2. Does the study validate the theory?
b. Implications for practice
1. How might social workers incorporate finding in practice?
c. Implications for education
1. Might your study affect the way social work is taught?
d. Implications for future research
e. Implications about other studies
IV. Limitations of the studyV. Dissemination Plan
a. Who will be interested in your findings?
b. How will you disseminate your findings?
2 comments:
Are you going to lay out this format for us? Or is this the one I printed out from the IRB. I printed it but did not look at it!! How's that for smart.
We'll discuss this every day. You bet.
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