Research Steps and Application

Imagine you are asked to give a half-hour presentation about research in human services.

Since this could cover a vast number of concepts, you decide to illustrate the steps of a basic research process using a real-world example from your text.

You may select from any of the "Research in Practice" sections of your textbook for a real-world example.

In your discussion, state the steps of the research process and propose a fictitious, yet practical, conclusion.

If you cannot come up with a conclusion from your real-world example, you may locate and cite a research conclusion from a published article.

Explain how this research conclusion could be used to inform human service practice with regards to the problem formulation you selected.