Research Proposal Worksheet

Review the Week Four Journal Entry question.

Identify the need within your agency that your supervisor would like you to research. You will create a research proposal based on this need using the worksheet below.

Complete the parts below during the week they are assigned.

Include references for each part in the References section at the end of the worksheet.

Part One: Introduction

General Background for the Study (Broad objective of the research study)

Purpose of the Study (Specific objective of research study - problem statement)

Part Two: Research Hypothesis

Research Questions and Indication of Expected Outcomes (This should be a testable question.)

Justification or Rationale for Proposed Research Study

Part Three: Summary of Literature

Literature Review (Review a minimum of five peer-reviewed journals that help support your project; include at least one opposing view with a counter argument.)

Part Four: Methods

Research Design (How you intend to carry out your study)

Participants (Who is your intended target or desired population?)

Procedures (What your participants will do during the study)

Analysis Methods (Proposed data collection strategies and related analysis - how you will obtain the data and what you will do with it)

Part Five: Implications

Implications of Your Study to the Field of Human Services.