Chapter 16 - Developing the research proposal. This chapter includes contents: Research proposal, purposes of the research proposal, typical proposal content, general proposal framework, proposal title,...
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Chapter 16
Developing the Research Proposal
Trang 2 Document presenting a researchable problem and a plan of attack and protocol for
investigating the problem
Trang 3 Basis for approval of thesis or dissertation
Document requesting funding support
Functions served (Locke et al, 2000)
Format may vary
Trang 4 Explanation of the problem to be studied
Background information
Specific procedures to be followed
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Trang 6 12 – 15 words in length
Problem area precisely identified
Important variables identified
Elimination of unnecessary words
Nouns as key words
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Statement of the Problem
Significance of the Study
Delimitations
Limitations
Assumptions
Hypotheses
Definition of Terms
Trang 8 Helps justify the study
Synthesis of the literature that has a
significant relationship to the current problem
Organization may vary
Trang 9 Presents data collection plan and stepby step instructions for conducting the
investigation
Typical content includes: