What is a research proposal 1) intended to convince others
that -- you have a worthwhile (1)
______ -- you have the (2) ______ and work-plan
to complete it 2) usually structured in the same way as (3)
______ Ⅱ. How to write a research proposal 1)
Title -- to be concise and (4) ______
-- often in terms of a functional relationship
2) Abstract -- a brief summary of about 300
words -- including (5) ______, the rationale for
study, the hypothesis, the method and main findings 3)
Introduction -- purpose: to provide the
background for the research problem -- frame: to
paint your research question in broad brushes and bring out its
significance · to put the research question
in the context of a current hot area, or an older area still viable
· to provide a brief but appropriate (6)
______ · to provide the contemporary
context 4) (7) ______ -- many
different ways to organize this part -- use of
subheadings to bring order and coherence to this part 5)
Methods --purpose: to provide your work
plan and describe the activities necessary for the completion of your
project -- guiding principle: sufficient
information to justify the soundness of the methodology
· to demonstrate your knowledge of (8) ______ and prove that your
method is the most appropriate · to use
qualitative method and justify it · to be
more elaborate than what is required for traditional quantitative
research 6) Results -- no results
at the proposal stage -- to have some idea of
data to be collected and statistical procedures to be used 7)
Discussion -- to convince readers of (9) ______
of the proposed research -- to include merits as
well as (10) ______ of your research