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Main Sections of a Proposal
When you decide to take up a doctoral research you need to submit a proposal. Each university and institution has its own established format for the submission of the research proposal. The proposal formats may differ for different subjects. But all proposal formats cover backgorund infomation about the researcher, main topic of the research, its objectives, hypothesis and a review of related literature which jsutifies the rationale for the study. Humanities, Language Arts and ELT proposal formats have all or most of the following components:
1. Name : 2. Address: Institution:
Home:
3. Topic:
4. Introduction One or two paragraphs providing background information leading to the topic
5. Review of Related Literature A short review [about two pages] of research studies conducted in the area.
6. Rationale for the Study Based on the review, a brief discussion of the need for the study
7. The Problem The topic selected in a statement form beginning with, for example,
8. Definition of Terms Working definition of the terms used in the problem statement. 9. Delimitation A brief description of the scope of the study and its limitations. 10. Research Questions A series of questions related to the study for which answers are to be found during the research procedure. 11. Hypotheses Specific assumptions which are to be evaluated and proved or disproved on the basis of the data collected. Research Hypotheses Null-hypotheses 12. Objectives 13. Research Procedure Research Design Tools Materials/Techniques, etc. 14. Significance of the Study Short Bibliography [10 to 15 titles of seminal work]
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