DRAFT for the RESEARCH PRPOSAL

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(draft prposal)
1 Pro!le" defi#itio#
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What is &'rre#tl( )#o*# about the problem and why exist?
A far better way to define a problem situation is to review relevant literature, examine
current service statistics, seek educated opinions from person concern with the problem,
and obtain probable reasons for the problem from theory. Problem identification in terms:
a) what is problem that deser+e to be study b) what is the &'rre#t sit'atio# !incidence
and prevalence "eo"raphic area affected, characteristics of the population "roup etc) c)
What is the aspe&t that the problem could be studied? !person, "roup, institution, system
etc.) What are the possi!le aspe&ts for investi"ation? !social, political, #uridical etc. )
What are the fa&tors that deter"i#e such a problem $ probably reason for the problem?
%tate the research unanswered &uestions?
2. Specific area of interest (1/2 page)
'riefly defi#e and deli"it the spe&ifi& area of the research. What we are "oin" to study,
exactly? What is unit of analysis? Aspects that are "oin" to be study, factors, relation,
environment, etc.
3. Objectives of the Study
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(1/2 - 1 p.)
Scientific
(ry to incorporate a sentence that be"ins with )(he purpose of this study is . . .* (his
will clarify your own mind as to the purpose and it will inform the reader directly and
explicitly.
+escription !describe all factors, relation etc. )
,lassification--
.xplanation--.
Pro#ection--.
,ethodolo%i&al
(o test and estimate the level of validation of the methods, techni&ue or approach that
you are "oin" to study
(o use a new methods techni&ues etc.
Pra&ti&al
/or what could be used the present study in terms of information used, find a solution for
problem or for some concrete problem.
- H(potheti&al fra"e (1. pa%e)
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Hypotheses are relevant to theoretical research and are used in &uantitative as well as in
&uantitative in&uiry. When a writer states hypotheses, the reader is entitled to have an
exposition of the theory that lead to them !and of the assumptions underlyin" the
theory). 1ust as conclusions must be "rounded in the data, hypotheses must be "rounded
in the theoretical framework.
- a hypothesis represents a declarative statement of the relations between two or more
variables !2erlin"er, 0343 2rathwohl, 0355).
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'e prepared to interpret any possible outcomes with respect to the &uestions or
hypotheses. 6t will be helpful if you visuali7e in your minds eye the tables !or other
summary devices) that you expect to result from your research !8uba, 0390).
:ake a clear and careful distinction between the dependent and independent
variables and be certain they are clear to the reader. Be excruciatingly consistent in your
use of terms. 6f appropriate, use the same pattern of wordin" and word order in all
hypotheses.
/ ,ethodolo%i&al approa&h
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%tate the research approach = research strate"y. %hortly explain the reason for
usin" that approach.
+ata source: primary and secondary?
.xplain the research desi"n in terms of research techni&ues and research method.
!draft instrument for data collection could be present in the appendix)
%ample desi"n in terms of type of sample, population frame, sample unit,
APPE0D12
1. Draft Instruent (no ob!i"atory)
2. #iterature
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.ffective problem statements answer the &uestion )Why does this research need to be conducted.* 6f a researcher is
unable to answer this &uestion clearly and succinctly, and without resortin" to hyperspeakin" !i.e., focusin" on
problems of macro or "lobal proportions that certainly will not be informed or alleviated by the study), then the
statement of the problem will come off as ambi"uous and diffuse.Why it is relevant to study this problem?
(scientific and practical)
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)(he purpose statement should provide a specific and accurate synopsis of the overall purpose of the study* !>ocke,
%pirduso, ? %ilverman, 0354, p. @). 6f the purpose is not clear to the writer, it cannot be clear to the reader.
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Aypotheses can be couched in some of the followin" statements
)(here is difference in school achievement for hi"h and low self;re"ulated students.*
)(here is difference between the mean "rade point avera"es achieved by students in the upper and lower
&uartiles of the distribution of the %elf;re"ulated 6nventory.*
)(he level of self re"ulated students affect on the level of school achievement, such as the hi"h self;re"ulated
students will achieve more in their classes than low self;re"ulated students.*
)Billa"es with many modem characteristics will have a hi"her rate of contraceptive
practice than villa"es with few modem characteristics* .
)(he level of urbani7ation affect on the level of development*.
)As the temperature of its environment increases, the temperature of a cold;blooded animal increases*.
)6f the people are hi"h exposure to CB li"ht will have a hi"her fre&uency of skin cancer*.
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)(he methods or procedures section is really the heart of the research proposal. (he activities should be
described with as much detail as possible, and the continuity between them should be apparent* !Wiersma,
033@, p. DE3).