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Proposal

March 16, 2020

Proposal

In this paper, the area of interest is the deportation of parents and the effect it has on children. As such, the research topic is; the effects of parents’ deportation on children. Children do not easily express their emotions and disappointment concerning particular issues. As such, a parent could easily assume that everything is fine, which could not be the case. Children that have experienced the deportation of their parents often experience a rollercoaster of emotions. If left unresolved, it could mark the starting point of major psychological and developmental challenges. Children often display challenges that they could be facing through incidents of violence against other challenges or even utterances that portray their pain and frustrations.

This topic is of great importance to me. First, children are very innocent, and in most situations, they end up suffering due to the choices made by the adults in their lives. On the other hand, deportation is not an appealing experience as it rips off a person’s dignity leaving them to deal with the harsh judgment of the world and the harsh reality of being an illegal immigrant. Also, deported individuals receive harsh treatment from government officials overseeing the process. Most immigrants have valid reasons for illegally moving into countries they perceive as safer. Some of these reasons are a need to run away from natural calamities such as drought and floods, or even running away from political instabilities. While some of the immigrants may be moving to the safer havens motivated by the wrong reasons, most of them have valid reasons that warrant them a better stay that would accord them physical and emotional tranquility. Changes n immigration laws always result in huge numbers of people being deported to their countries of origin. On such occasions, children suffer the most.

In exploring the research topic, the methodology to employ would be mixed-methods research. This method enables the collection of qualitative and quantitative data. When using qualitative and quantitative methods, there are advantages and disadvantages. However, when using the two combined through the mixed-methods research, it is possible to maximize the benefits accrued while minimizing the associated disadvantages. The mixed-methods would entail the use of questionnaires while supplementing the same with interviews. As such, it is possible to collect both numerical and qualitative data such as facial expression, tone, and body movements. While available research materials provide greater insight on the topic under study, getting first-hand experience from parents who have faced deportation who help provide a deeper understanding of the effects it has on children. While undertaking the methodology part, there would be a need for methods that would ensure the respondents are comfortable while enabling them to share their experiences during deportation willingly and the effects manifested in their children. For instance, there would be consideration of the support groups where individuals want to highlight their plight in the hands of the deportation officials.

In data analysis, a researcher reason analytically and logically to be more informed about the collected data. When conducting the data analysis, the purpose would be to create meaning out of the collected data to come up with an informed conclusion. The methodology shall entail the use of descriptive statistics for data analysis. This technique ensures the presentation and description of the data in the simplest form to enable a better understanding of the consumers of the information. The descriptive analysis enables the presentation of data in the form of graphs, percentages, pie charts hence simplifying the complicated information often collected in the research process. In their original form, data may not highlight what is to be presented, which may lead to confusion. For individuals not well-versed with the research processes, data presented in the form of graphs and charts could be easy to analyze and comprehend. Unlike other methods of data analysis, such as inference statistics, descriptive analysis ensures a general description of data and what it portrays. Despite using the mixed –methods, one cannot deny the important role played by the quantitative data. With the complex nature of using numerical data, descriptive statistics would help in simplifying the large amounts of data collected during the research. The large volumes of data become small summaries that could be comprehended by participants and individuals the research targets.

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