HOW TO DESIGN YOUR RESEARCH PROPOSAL?

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In this blog I will be mentioning about the steps that are to be followed in the preparation of your research proposal. We all understand that research is an ongoing process. As researchers we might think that at one point of time we have arrived at a particular conclusion but yes we all understand that that's not the end of it as there is always scope for further improvement and new modifications to be made  and new additions by fellow researchers. A research proposal is significant due to that fact that it is a basic  layout of the entire research plan that we wish to proceed with. All the discussions that would be done here will be from the social science perspective.

Now lets proceed with the different steps that are to be included in the research proposal. A research proposal is required at a stage like when a particular student has completed his/her post graduation in any subject lets say for students who have completed their post graduation in Education (M.A in Education/M.Ed in Education) if he/she pursues to move ahead for research in the field of Education and are willing to join any higher Educational Institutions for pursuing their Ph.D in Education than they are required to submit their research proposal in accordance with their area of interest. I would like to elaborate this further like as in many other subjects in Humanities and Sciences in the subject Education there are particular areas in which the students can pursue their research like Information and communication Technology, Teacher Education, Science Education, Early Childhood Care and Education and many others. So after coming in terms with your area of interest you can go for working upon the topic that you plan to take as part of your Ph.D. work. Like if my specified area of interest is Early Childhood care and Education my topic that I can carry out as part of my research work could be "A Study of the Anganwadi Centres of Sonitpur District". Remember you should be very careful in the designing of the title of the study as it contains  the brief idea regarding the research work that you will be carrying out. Now specifically coming to the steps that comprise a research proposal I would mention it in a sequence starting with-

Introduction

Rationale of the study

Objectives of the study

Research Questions/hypothesis

Methodology of the study

The methodology part is considered to be very significant as it contains the details regarding the population and the sample of the study along with the details of the tools that are to be used for the purpose of data collection including the sampling process.

Significant Findings of the study

Analysis of the research findings

Scope for further research

Conclusion

References

Well, these are the different steps that are to be followed in the research proposal. Let me know if you feel like there is something more that has been left out in these steps in the description of the research proposal.

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Priyanka