Describe in detail the limitations of the research you have reviewed.

Instructions for Final Draft of Senior Research Proposal/Hardcopy due at 2:00 p.m. 4/14/15 in class
ALSO SUBMIT BEFORE CLASS STARTS AS A WORD DOCUMENT ON COURSEDEN ASSIGNMENT DROPBOX—I cannot grade your assignment unless I have BOTH a hard copy submitted in class as well as a Word file uploaded to the dropbox
YOUR ENTIRE PAPER NEEDS TO BE IN APA FORMAT with proper title page and reference section. PLEASE USE THE HEADINGS BELOW TO ORGANIZE YOUR WORK. Each heading is in boldface and centered. You do not need to include what is in the parentheses in your actual heading.
Introduction (summarize in 1 paragraph what the reader will find in your paper, the research question you plan to investigate, and why you think this question is important)
Literature Review (previous paper 4-5 pages minimum)
Organize your review of at least 3 journal articles and 1 book chapter or books into a narrative in which you summarize how your question has been approached and answered by these other researchers in the past (1 page for each source). DO NOT SIMPLY PASTE THE ABSTRACTS of these studies or repeat what is in the abstract. 4 pages, double space, 1 inch margins, 12-point font). You also cannot include a quote of more than two lines of a paragraph and you can’t have more than 1 quote per paragraph.
Limitations of Current Research
Describe in detail the limitations of the research you have reviewed. What important things have been left out? Describe in detail how your question has NOT been adequately investigated in the literature you’ve reviewed. List the specific limitations of EACH of your 4 sources. Describe how your proposed study will fill in many of the limitations listed above. (1 typed page—at least 300 words)
Method
Name 1 of the 7 research methods you will use for your proposed study. Describe why this method you’ve chosen is a good way to answer your research question (200 words). Then, include a detailed description of the following information. Write all this out in complete sentences:
a. How many participants will be in it (texts count as participants)?
b. Why is this number a good one to use?
c. How you will recruit participants? Do you foresee any problems gaining access to the participants you need? Be VERY detailed here about exactly where you will get these people and what you will say to them.
d. EXACTLY what you will do and say with them (this part needs to be at least 1 typed page, at least 350 words). IMPORTANT PART!! If you will be doing interviews, list ALL the questions you will ask.
e. Present a published study or book or book chapter that uses a methodology that is similar to yours. Include this citation in your references section. Describe in 90 words the similarities and differences you see.
f. What the “data” will be that you will analyze (if you are not using human participants, describe exactly what your data sources will be, e.g., texts, movies)
g. How will you record these data?
h. How you will analyze these data? Be very detailed and specific here (300 words)
Bigger Questions
We could think of a “social problem” as something that exists in our society that you or others view as undesirable, painful, unjust, harmful, damaging, etc. When you think of your results, what social problem in the world does it touch on? Write a paragraph of 150 words on how your research could inform approaches to this social problem?
We could think of “social policy” as a set of rules or laws that deal with social issues. This would include rules or laws pertaining to: promoting the general welfare, politics and voting, housing, education, income maintenance, and policies for physical and mental health. Allowing gays to marry or not marry would be a social policy. Not allowing children to work if they are under 16 would be a social policy. Which social policy out there does your research touch on? Write a paragraph of 150 words on how your research would change or strengthen or weaken some existing social policy or policies.
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