Form 3
Checklist of headings for research proposals[1]
- Title and title page
- Table of contents (optional, may help readers in some circumstances)
- Abstract
- Introduction: area, topic and statement of purpose
- Research questions:
- General
- Specific
- Conceptual framework, theory, hypotheses
- The literature
- Methods:
- Design:strategy and frameworks
- Sample
- Data collection:instruments and procedures
- Data analysis
- Significance
- Limitationsand delimitations
- Ethical issues: consent, access and participants’ protection
- Budget
- Timetable
- References
- Appendices
[1] adapted from Punch (2006, p. 61).