I. Research question conceptualization
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State your research question
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Please conceptualize the variables present in
the research question (remember to cite the sources of this information using
APA in-text citation rules).
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What is the epistemology of this research
question?
II. A brief statement naming and describing the
research problem
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What is the problem?
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What are two to three components of this
problem?
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Who are the people and communities that are
affected by this problem?
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Why is it a problem that this particular group
of people is experiencing this problem?
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What makes this a social work problem?
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What do you want to know about this problem?
III. A brief
background placing the importance of the research problem in the context of
social work service delivery.
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What is the history of this problem?
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How has this problem (or ones similar to it)
been addressed in the past?
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Will greater research into this problem area
will benefit social workers, social work clients or social work policy? If so,
please explain how.
IV. Theory
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What is the relationship between the variables
in the research question?
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Is there a theory that helps to explain this
relationship? If so, please explain how this theory interprets how they are or
are not related.
V. Preliminary Methodology
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Restate the research question. Identify the type
of research question it is. If there are independent and dependent variables,
what are they? If there are not any dependent or independent variables, please
discuss why.
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What is the ontology of this research question?
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What form of data collection will you use to access
what it is that you want to know? Please explain why.
Sources Note: This is where any sources about data
collection will be incorporated
VI. Reference Page (APA Style)
Ten (8) scholarly references, with at least four (4) of
these references being empirical sources.
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