Guidelines for Research Proposals
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Parts I
- IV should be a maximum of 5 pages: Points will be deducted if
proposal exceeds maximum length.
Part I. Title
and Abstract
An abstract of not more than100 words that describes the design,
hypothesis or research question, specific variables to be measured,
population and sample, and plan for data collection and analysis.
Part II. Proposal
Outline
Include the following:
a. Design of study.
b. Statement of the problem
c. Significance of study.
d. Conceptual or theoretical framework.
e. Research questions and hypotheses, if applicable.
f. Definitions of variables.
g. Instrument(s) reliability and validity (as appropriate to design).
h. Ethical considerations.
i. Data collection procedure.
j. Sample size and sampling procedure.
k. Data analysis plan
Part III. References
Part IV. Budget.
a. Personnel.
b. Supplies or equipment.
c. Travel.
d. Other.
V. Appendices
a. Instruments or interview schedule
b. Investigator's curriculum vitae (maximum 3 pages)
c. Other relevant materials
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