Abstract
Short summary of the entire research proposal, usually about a paragraph (6-7 sentences, 150-250 words). This section should include the general topic of your proposal, research question & hypothesis, what’s already known about the issue through previous research, and the goals of your current proposal, including a concise description of research methods (survey, secondary analysis of data set, etc.). This does not count toward your 5-7 page limit.
Introduction (per APA format, do not include a heading that says “Introduction”)
This section identifies the research question you are interested in exploring. In other words, what is the problem you propose to examine? The goal of this section is to provide a brief description of a social problem, a compelling reason why social workers should try to address the social problem or issue, and a brief description of what must be learned next to address the social problem.
Briefly describe your chosen social issue or problem. This section may include information from other sources (scientific journal, credible webpage) that give statistics that help the reader understand the importance and magnitude of the problem.
Include why this social problem or issue is important; why should we care about it?
First Heading: Literature Review
Briefly describe what is already known about this social issue or problem. This section may highlight, for example, what we know about the causes or the consequences of the social problem/issue.
Provide data on the prevalence, demographics, causes, effects, symptoms, etc.
Use at least 4 peer-reviewed journal citations.
You already have a draft of the literature review from an earlier section of your proposal Be sure to incorporate feedback from earlier drafts. This is a literature review; the different articles you examined need to be integrated. It should not read as a list of separate article analyses.
Subheading: Research Question Link the information you have already provided in your literature review about what is known on this social issue/problem to a gap in the knowledge base. This gap should then link closely to the research question that you will be proposing.
Your proposed research question will generate knowledge that will hopefully fill that gap. This paragraph should provide clear logic that shows how your research question builds off and extends the existing knowledge base
At the end of this section, state your proposed research question(s). These research questions should be revised from your original research questions to reflect an answerable, feasible question. If you are doing an experimental design (pre-post test) or a correlational study (seeing if one variable is correlated with another variable), include your hypothesis. If you are doing a descriptive or exploratory design, do not include a hypothesis.
Second Heading: Methods
This section needs to include your research design, the study participants & sampling strategy, measurements/instruments (scales, surveys, secondary data analysis, etc.) and (brief) data analysis. Clearly operationalize your independent and dependent variables in this sections.
Subheading: Sample, Sampling Strategy & Recruitment Describe the sampling strategy that you will use. Justify why your sampling strategy is feasible and will help you answer your research question.
Describe your population and ideal sample.
State how many people you hope to enroll in your study, and how you will recruit them.
Subheading: Study Design & Methodology Describe the design of your study and the methods you will use. Are you using quantitative, qualitative or mixed-methods? If you are using qualitative, are you planning on conducting interviews, focus groups or something else? If using quantitative, are you doing cross-sectional or longitudinal? If using an experimental or quasi-experimental design, specify which design type you are using (see chapter 12 in your text). If you are planning on using a survey, briefly describe your measures (e.g. Beck Depression Inventory, GAD-7 Anxiety Questionnaire, CAPS-5 PTSD Scale, etc.). If using quantitative methods, be sure to include how you are operationalizing your variables (e.g. “depression will be measured by scores on the Beck Depression Inventory”).
Subheading: Analysis Briefly describe how you think you will collect and analyze your data. If quantitative, describe what kind of descriptive statistics you might use to describe your sample (age, gender, race, depression scores, etc. with means, medians, etc.).
Subheading: Strengths & Limitations Identify at least one strength and one limitation of your study, with a particular focus on reliability and validity (see chapter 8 in your text). You may also assess any strength and limitations of your sampling strategy.
Subheading: Ethics Considerations Describe at least 3 ethical considerations that you have in conducting your study. How does the NASW code of ethics inform your research plan?
REFERENCES
Include APA formatted references. This does not count toward your 5-7 page limit.
Category: Social Sciences : Social Work (MSW)
This survey was taken by 42 people. Can you please write the results portion of a research paper.
This survey was taken by 42 people. Can you please write the results portion of a research paper.
Use the file attach for reference to complete the next three pages.
Write about the changed effort and the strategy for increasing the driving forces and diminishing the restraining forces; including all roles, benefits, losses, etc. In other words, your discussion should talk about how to make changes happen and the plan to increase what helps change and reduce what stops it. This includes looking at everyone involved, what’s good about the change, and what might be lost. Your discussion should include a description of plan for change that includes the following:
Enhancing driving forces
Engaging allies in strategy
Utilizing sponsor and agent (or others) in strategy
Influencing and containing resistant forces
Engaging or minimizing adversaries in strategy
Incorporation of benefits and losses to target group/others in strategy.
Your plan should also include an Evaluation Plan that includes the following:
A statement of what success would look like. What outcome do you expect?
How do you measure your outcomes. Consider making SMART objectives to detail desired outcomes.
How you will use outcomes. What is the plan for continuous improvement?
Conclusion: Write a brief conclusion (1 page or less) that leaves the reader with a clear understanding of the significance of the change effort, its implications for the organization, and recommendations for future action. It should effectively tie together the main points discussed in the paper and leaves the reader with a sense of closure and direction moving forward.
Submit a 3 page plan for a process evaluation based on the new program that you proposed earlier in the course.
Provide a summary of the program and the needs of the target population. PLEASE SEE ATTACHED IT WILL EXPLAIN THE PROGRAM
Explain why a process evaluation would be important for the program.
State the type of process evaluation and stage of implementation (when in the program it will occur) and why.
Determine who will conduct the process evaluation (internal or external evaluator).
Include a broad question to be answered by the process evaluation (overarching question).
Identify specific questions to be answered by the process evaluation (subquestions).
Describe a plan for gathering and analyzing the information.
Describe a plan for ongoing evaluations (how often, etc.).
resources
Dudley, J. R. (2020). Social work evaluation: Enhancing what we do (3rd ed.). Oxford University Press.
Chapter 8, “Improving How Programs and Practice Work”
Read “Implement the Intervention as Proposed” (pp. 175–179).
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (n.d.). Types of evaluationLinks to an external site.. https://www.cdc.gov/std/program/pupestd/types%20of%20evaluation.pdf
TSNE. (2018, June 14). Process evaluation vs. outcome evaluationLinks to an external site.. https://www.tsne.org/blog/process-evaluation-vs-outcome-evaluation
Process Evaluation Studies
Lachman, J. M., Kelly, J., Cluver, L., Ward, C. L., Hutchings, J., & Gardner, F. (2018). Process evaluation of a parenting program for low-income families in South AfricaLinks to an external site.. Research on Social Work Practice, 28(2), 188–202. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049731516645665
Vil, C. S., & Angel, A. (2018). A study of a cross-age peer mentoring program on educationally disconnected young adultsLinks to an external site.. Social Work, 63(4), 327–336. https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/swy033
Assignment 1: Annotated Bibliography
Review the syllabus and write in or type the following due dates and keep for your records:
Due Date: ____________________
The annotated bibliography is a resourceful way to start a research paper or project because it aids you in planning and collecting sources you may use in your paper. Annotated bibliographies ensure that you provide enough substance as you research your topic. You must locate at least 5 credible sources (books, academic articles, periodicals-newspapers/magazines) and write annotations of those sources on the topic you have chosen. Do not include internet sources, unless they are electronic books or academic journals provided online. You can choose your own topic, but it must relate to identity (our course’s theme) in some way.
Introduction
The annotated bibliography must include an introduction that contains background information on the topic from current, credible sources. It must also contain your thesis statement.
Annotations must be 200-300 words each and include a detailed summary of the source, such that a person who hadn’t read the source will know exactly what it contains-what its main ideas and points are. In addition, I will require a brief evaluation of each source’s strengths, weaknesses, and overall credibility (credibility of author and/or the publication). You must also provide a plan in each annotation (only 1-2 sentences) for how you intend to use the source in your paper. Is it a source that will help you write your section of background information? Is it a source that supports your argument? Is it a source that expresses an opposing or divergent viewpoint that you are including in order to refute, etc.?
See Annotated Bibliography Peer Review Template as a guide (available on Moodle)
In your annotations, you should paraphrase the source rather than relying heavily on quotations. Copying material directly from a source without proper citation is plagiarism and will result in a zero on the assignment.
At the top of each annotation, you must provide a bibliographical citation in MLA format. Arrange the annotations in alphabetical order by author’s last name (or first word of title if not author listed).
Examples of sources that are unacceptable: Encyclopedia articles (World Book, Britannica, Wikipedia, etc); Dictionary definitions; other websites such as: epinions.com or wikihow, or sites of tips and quotes like about.com, yahoo, askjeeves, etc.
Students will review the standards of the NASW Code of Ethics, relevant laws and regulations,
models for ethical decision-making, ethical conduct of research, and additional codes of ethics in
order to write a three-page reflection about the intersections between cultural diversity,
oppression, and social work ethics. This reflection will describe the event or events you attended,
what you learned from the experience, and how this experience influenced or impacted your
ability to make ethical decisions professional social work. Students are encouraged to attend
workshops, meetings, or events with one another.
(Events going to:)
1. *I work at a high school with Deaf students at a mainstream school- so talk about Deaf students in a mainstream setting with an interpreter 2. Deaf church (deaf pastor, deaf audience) – “Celebrate recovery” was the message. “Celebrate recovery is a biblically balanced approach to help bring sustainable recovery and healing to our hurts. It guides us toward new healthy truths and life-giving habits as we repair our broken relationships.”
3. Phone calls including a VP/VRS- make up phone call details, just highlight the experience of how VP/VRS works 4. Event celebrating Deaf history titled “A Walk Through Deaf History: Learn about Deaf milestones and people important to American Deaf History! Each era or event will be represented by staff and volunteers in costume!”
5. Maya Cinemas: Watching the movie “the first omen” Closed Captioning device. Describe the experience using the device. “Moviegoers who are hearing impaired can see open captioning with their personal closed captioning device. The devices offer personal monitors with digital text displays that easily attach to cup holder armrests and allow the user to adjust the monitor to their preferred position. The devices are wireless and easy to use.”