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Social Sciences and HumanitiesResearch Council of Canada

Conseil de recherches ensciences humaines du Canada

Research Proposals

Nouhad HammadSeptember 2007



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Grant Writing Seminar

Proposals:

(Maxwell, 2005)

The purpose of a proposal is to:

- explain and

- justify

- your proposed study

- to an audience of non-experts on your topic



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Assessing the quality of qualitative research

(Merriam, 2002):

A. Problem

B. Methods

C. Findings

D. Discussion



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Problem:

1. Is the problem appropriate for qualitative inquiry?

2. Is the question one of meaning, understanding, or process?

3. Is the problem situated in the literature?

4. Is the relationship of the problem to previous research made clear?

5. Is the researcher’s perspective and relationship to the problem discussed?

6. Is a convincing argument made for the significance of this research?



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Methods:

1. Is the particular qualitative research design identified and described (grounded theory, phenomenology)?

2. Is sample selection described including rationale for criteria used in the selection?

3. Are data collection methods described?

4. How were the data managed and analyzed?

5. What strategies were used to ensure for validity and reliability?

6. What ethical considerations are discussed?



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Findings:

1. Are the participants of the study described?

2. Are the findings clearly organized and easy to follow?

3. Are the findings directly responsive to the problem (do they answer the research questions)?

4. Do the data presented in support of the findings provide adequate and convincing evidence for the findings?



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Discussion:

1. Are the findings positioned and discussed in terms of the literature and previous research?

2. Are the study’s insights and contributions to knowledge clearly stated and discussed?

3. Are implications for practice discussed?

4. Do the study’s implications follow from the data?

5. Are there suggestions for future research?

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