Why Should We Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect

Instructions for Research Proposal—Problem Statement Paper (10 points)
Instructions:
The goal of this assignment is to challenge you to integrate and apply majority of the information that you will learn through this class over the course of the semester to develop a research proposal. The research proposal can be quantitative or qualitative. Once you have identified a research topic (problem area of focus), you will then undertake a brief literature search on the topic and come up with objectives/research questions that your proposal will
seek to address/answer. The purpose of the Research Proposal – Problem Statement Paper is to identify a topic that is researchable and falls within the remit of what we would be covering in this course. Based on your chosen topic and the identified gaps in the literature, you will indicate your research questions or hypothesis. If you are proposing a qualitative study then
you will not need a hypothesis. A good introduction and clearly stating the problem that your proposal is seeking to address will ultimately help you as your write each component of the research proposal.

Your research proposal problem statement paper will typically involve:
1) identifying the problem and describing the nature and seriousness of the problem
2) identifying gaps in the literature (i.e., areas that need more research or are
underdeveloped)
3) state the objective(s)/research question(s) that the proposal will be addressing
Please follow the outline listed below to structure your paper and ensure that you are including
all of the relevant information.
I. Introduction and Background
a. Introduce the problem and briefly state the magnitude of the problem
II. Identify the gaps in the literature
III. State your objectives of the proposed study, or questions you are seeking to answer, and/or the specific hypothesis you are seeking to test
Papers should be typed, double spaced, using 1-inch margins, 12 point Times New Roman font.
Title and reference pages are required. An abstract is not required. Follow APA 7th Edition guidelines. The Research Proposal– Problem Statement Paper (not including title and reference pages) should be between two to three pages.
Please consider utilizing the School of Social Work Writing Resources Office, which provides superlative writing-related assistance at: https://www.uta.edu/academics/schools-colleges/social-work/writing-resources.

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