Research Proposal Topic: How Does Foster Care Affect a Child’s Mental Health?

The only part of this assignment that is due today is the introduction section. The rest of the sections just needs to be outlined on the paper. The research topic is How Does Foster Care Affect a Child’s Mental Health?

Research Proposal (50%)
This collection of assignments (i.e., the research proposal section installments, the final
research proposal, and the research proposal presentation) fosters understanding of the basic
information necessary for the consumption and utilization of research in generalist social work
practice and the process of research used in practice and program evaluation (e.g., the analysis,
monitoring, and evaluation of interventions in a program). Students will submit installments of
the research proposal throughout the semester (10%), and will produce a research proposal
(30%) and a research proposal presentation (10%) by the end of the semester. The steps of the
process will be detailed in my weekly video posts. The proposal will include the following
structure:

I. Introduction
A. Description of the research problem/issue to be explored
B. Purpose of the proposed research study and its rationale
C. The context: Theoretical/historical perspectives of the research problem

II. Relevant Literature Review
A. A review of relevant literature (may incorporate and use the articles reviewed for the
peer-reviewed journal article review assignments here)
B. Statement of the research question and the hypothesis (if hypothesis is necessary)

III. Methods
A. Design
B. Procedures
C. Description of population to be studied
D. Sampling strategy
E. Instrumentation

IV. Proposed Data Analysis (must include proposed method of analysis)

V. Discussion
C. Expected findings
B. How will this research contribute to existing knowledge
C. Limitations of the proposed methodology

VI. References

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