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This document provides a template for a research proposal with 16 sections to guide the researcher in developing their proposal. The template covers key areas such as an introduction, literature review, research methodology, limitations, ethical considerations, references, timeline and budget. The purpose of the research proposal is to carefully plan the project, receive feedback, and gain necessary approvals.

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This document provides a template for a research proposal with 16 sections to guide the researcher in developing their proposal. The template covers key areas such as an introduction, literature review, research methodology, limitations, ethical considerations, references, timeline and budget. The purpose of the research proposal is to carefully plan the project, receive feedback, and gain necessary approvals.

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RESEARCH PROPOSAL TEMPLATE

This document has been set up to assist you in preparing the text for your research proposal. It is
NOT intended as a document to guide you through your research proposal development, but to
assist you in setting out the proposal in terms of the most relevant components.

The Research Proposal is a complete description of the intended research which:


 gives you an opportunity to think through your project carefully, and clarify and define
what you want to research
 provides you with an outline and to guide you through the research process
 lets others (your supervisor and department/faculty/organization) know what you would
like to research and how you plan to go about it
 gives you an opportunity to receive feedback from your supervisor and others in the
academic community as well as possible funders
 Serves as a contract between you and others (your supervisor /university/organization…)
 can be submitted to an ethics committee to gain ethical approval

Suggested format of your research proposal


1. Title page:
- This includes your name, department and supervisor/s, title( Proposal of the
study)
2. Table of Contents
- Indicating all the headings and sub-headings of the sections covered in your
proposal.
3. Summary (optional):
- This includes an outline of your proposal, what your research will involve,
research questions or hypothesis, research methods and how you will analyse the
data.
4. Brief Introduction/Background:
- Introducing the entire proposal, some ideas on the topic, and the content of the
proposal document …….
- This sets out why you chose your topic - what prompted your interest in the topic;
the links with previous research;
5. Statement of the problem
- Describe the context of the proposed research, making it clear how this context
will allow you to accomplish your stated objectives/research questions.
- The deriving factors or situation to conduct the study?
- The research gap so far?
- It is justification for conducting your study. Why you want to conduct it?

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6. Research objectives, Research questions or Research hypothesis
This is the section where you identify the particular interest of the study i,e. problem
specification. In other words, it tries to address what the researcher exactly wants to
investigate. One of the following (sometimes times their combinations) can be used for
the purpose.

1. Research objectives:
General objective:
- The entire aim of the study which is a more elaboration of the topic
Specific objectives:
- More particular focuses of the study the cumulative aim of which will address the
general objective
- These objectives should be very specific, clear and precise,
- Avoid redundancy across different objectives
2. Research questions:
- Very specific questions that will be answered by the research
- They have more or less similar message with that of specific objectives
3. Hypotheses:
- A specific statement that indicating cause-effect relationship between the
dependent and independent variables
- One that can be tested and hence accepted or rejected after data is analysed
7. Significant of the study
- Though it is obvious that any study is conducted as long as it has its own purpose,
it is also recommended to state the significance of a specific study for a concerned
body (may be for the target population, for a government, an organization. . .)
8. Literature review
- A review of the relevant literature you have read so far sets your research in
context.
- This is not intended to be the entire literature review of your work. It is a
continuous activity which will be done through the entire research process.
I. Theoretical review:
- It identifies the direction you will take from among the possible theoretical
directions.
- Briefly identify and explain the theoretical framework you will use to guide your
investigation, how it fits your purpose and its implications for the research
methods
II. Empirical review
- Review of research works by others which is related with you topic of study

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9. Scope and Description of the Study Area
- describe such things as the time you will invest, when the field work will take
place (location), the characteristics of the study population
10. Research methodology:
- In this section identify the methodology that underpins your research and give a
rationale for your approach.
- You may need to identify the research paradigm and epistemologies that underpin
your research.
- Show how you have used your review of the literature to construct your own
research methodology.
- Outline the methods you will use and problems you anticipate.
- Outline whether your research is qualitative or quantitative

I. Study population and sampling


- What sampling designs?
- Probability and/or non-probability sampling?
- Specify which one? Justify why?

II. Types of Data, sources of Data and data collection instruments


- How you are going to get your data?
- What are the types of data? Primary or secondary data? What are the
Sources of such data?
- Whether you are using triangulation,
- Which techniques will you use? Focus group discussion, key informant
interview, survey questionnaire, case studies, participant observation …
III. Data analysis methods
- This section suggests what you are going to do with the data.
- Include any tools for analysis you intend using or trying out.
- What methods of analysis will be used?
- Quantitative analysis?
- Qualitative analysis?

11. Limitations (where appropriate):


- Describe conditions beyond your control that place restrictions on what you can
do and the conclusions you may be able to draw
- Factors that may affect your study (example: financial limitation, time constraints.

12. Delimitations (where appropriate):


- Describe the boundaries of the study that you determine
- Indicating exclusion criteria for the specified scope
13. Ethical considerations

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- Outline the ethical considerations and your application to the research ethical
guidelines
- Is there any potential risk or harm to participants or yourself? If so, what are the
potential risks and what do you intend to do to reduce them?
- How will you obtain informed consent?
- Where informed consent is unable to be provided, what will you do?
- How will participants be given the opportunity to complain?
- How will you deal with complaints made against you by participants?
- How will you deal with any sensitive or criminal matters that may be raised in the
course of your research?
- What follow-up support will be available to participants should they require it?

14. References:
There are different styles of writing references. However the following format is well
structured and recommended standard to use.
- Dessalegn Rahmato (1994): famine and survival strategies: Uppsala, the
Scandivian institute of African studies.
- Chambers, Robert (1988): Sustainable Rural Livelihoods: A Key Strategy for
People, Environment, and Development,” London.
- Ellis, F (2001): Rural Livelihoods and Diversity in Developing Countries. New
York, Oxford University Press.

15. Timeline:
- Include a timeline to guide you and keep you on track.
- For example, estimate the time needed for tasks and assign tasks for each month.

16. Budget and resources:


- Resources required for the study, including budget if applicable

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