Plan

The suggested format is as follows:

1. Title
Your working title: try to be as precise as possible. It needs an introductory phrase such as: an enquiry into..., an critical investigation into..., a critical review of... an evaluation of...., a case study of.... ]

2. Rationale
What is your research focus?
What is your purpose?
Why is your research important to you, to your institution, and/or to education?

3. Literature Review
Who are the major writers in this area of education?
What has been written already on this research topic?

4. Research Questions
What are you proposing to investigate?
How are you expressing the questions?]

5. Methodology
What research tradition or philosophy are you proposing to work within?
What research approach or strategy are you intending to use?
Provide a brief justification for this approach.
Explain why this approach is suitable for what you intend to research.

6. Data Collection Methods
What data collection methods are you proposing to use?
Provide a brief justification for these methods.
Explain why these methods are suitable for what you intend to research.

Give some details of size and scope, sampling etc.

7. Resources and Support
What resources are you going to need?
Where will these come from? What support might you need from supervisors?

8. Ethical Issues
What ethical issues could be involved?
Consider permissions for access.
What issues concerning access and confidentiality could be involved?
How are you going to address them?

9. Timescale
Write a plan of how the various aspects of the research would be carried out. Consider: -
•    Research Planning,
•    Data Collection,
•    Data Analysis and
•    Report Writing.
Include a timeline for Writing (a) Introduction and Context. (b)Review of Literature. (c) Methods and Methodology, (e) The Results.