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Research Proposal Instructions
A 10-page research proposal (NOT including references* or endnotes pages – APA Style), Times New Roman, #12, double-spaced,
that substantively documents an original research proposal on a current social, cultural or political
issue about Hispanic Caribbeans in the United States. Due May 20, 2022
Expected to do a deep search for a specific topic and to complete an annotated
bibliography (10 entries) part of the research proposal. The proposal also includes
the topic, exposition of the topic, justification, objectives, hypothesis, problem, theoretical
framework, discussion questions, detailed methodology,
and preliminary findings.
*References –
everything you cited in your paper. Bibliography – useful resources, but not
necessarily directly or indirectly quoted. Do not include dictionary
definitions and/or resources from Wikipedia or any other public non-verifiable
source; use only academic resources.
Helpful Template Provided by Professor:
Title: Use a catchy, but a concise, not too general nor vague
title. Do not show your personal opinion through the title. You can add a
question as part of your research proposal title.
Exposition: Give a background and details of your topic. Academically
define concepts that are critical to the understanding of your topic. [minimum
one paragraph]
Justification: Why it is important to research about the
selected topic? What contributions this research could
bring to Caribbean and Ethnic Studies scholarship? [minimum one paragraph]
Problem: What is the specific situation you are going to research? [minimum one paragraph]
Objectives:
· Analyze…
· Explain…
· Describe…
· Explore…
· Answer…
· Elaborate
Hypothesis: Why do you think this issue is occurring? [minimum one
paragraph]
Discussion
questions: Elaborate critical
questions that cannot be answered with yes or no.
1. ?
2. ?
3. ?
4. ?
5. ?
Theoretical
framework: Pick one or more
theories that can help you understand and explain your research problem. Discuss the principal author’s
contributions to your topic. [minimum one page]
Methodology: Describe with details who are your participants or study
object(s), and all steps you are going to include in your methodology
(ethnography, participant observation, interviews, questionnaires, textual
analysis, etc.). It is possible to combine qualitative and quantitative
analyses. You can add a chronogram or timeline. [minimum one page]
Preliminary findings: Although you are not actually carrying research, after all, academic resources you found (included
in the annotated bibliography), and your knowledge about the topic, which is
the preliminary findings? [minimum one page]
Annotated bibliography
(10 academic resources / APA style):
An annotated
bibliography is a list of citations to books, articles, and documents. Each
citation is followed by a brief (usually about 150 words) descriptive and
evaluative paragraph, the annotation. The purpose of the annotation is to
inform the reader of the relevance, accuracy, and quality of the sources
cited. https://guides.library.cornell.edu/annotatedbibliography
References (APA
style)
