Research Question

Building on your own research topic discussed in

1. Research Topic:
2. Purpose of the Study:
3. Overarching Research Question or Theory:
4. Specific Research Questions/ Philosophical Underpinnings:
5. Methodological Approach and Rational:

Sample:

• What is the anticipated sample size: How many will be included? How will you determine this number?
• Explain the demographic variables (age, gender, ethnicity, education etc. and how these relate to the study).
• What population does the sample belong to? Ie: What are the general demographic characteristics of the population (students, children, healthy adults, mentally ill adults etc).
• Recruitment: How do you plan to recruit the participants? Will all those recruited be included in the study? Why or why not? What type of sampling procedure will you use?
• Location: Where will the data be collected?
• Discuss potential difficulties you may encounter in recruiting this population and/or discuss your plan on how to access this population.