How to Write a Research Proposal英文文献资料.pdf

Paul T. P. Wong, Ph.D., C.Psych. (Research Director, Graduate Program in Counselling Psychology. Trinity Western Uni versity Langley, BC, Canada). Most students and beginning researchers do not fully understand what a research proposal means, nor do they understand its importance. To put it bluntly, one’s research is only as a good as one’s proposal. An ill-conc eived proposal dooms the project even if it somehow gets through the T hesis Supervisory Committee. A high quality proposal, on the other hand, not only promises success for the project, but also impresses your Thesi s Committee about your potential as a researcher. A research proposal is intended to convince others that you have a worthwhile research project and that you have the competence and the work-plan to complete it. Generally, a research proposal should contain al l the key elements involved in the research process and include sufficient information for the readers to evaluate the proposed study. Regardless of your research area and the methodology you choose, a ll research proposals must address the following questions: What you pla n to accomplish, why you want to do it and how you are going to do it. The proposal should have sufficient information to convince your read ers that you have an important research idea, that you have a good gras p of the relevant literature and the major issues, and that your methodol ogy is sound. The quality of your research proposal depends not only on the qualit y of your proposed proje