Research Proposal

$1.$ Research Title

$2.$ Research Objective

$-$what you wish to examine

$-$clarify the purpose

$-$what is the research question

$3.$ Background $($optional$)$

You should elaborate on history or social structure of the community $($or place$)$

you would like to study.

$4.$ Literature Review

$-$in depth explanation of your research objective $($what you want to do and

why$).$Taking under consideration what has already been written on the topic,

why is your research important? How your research will complement or discredit

already published literature on that topic.

$5.$ Methodology

This section should answer the questions of:

$-$where $($will your field site be$?)$

$-$who $($what community will you be working with?$)$

$-$when $($what schedule do you plan to follow?$)$

$-$how $($what methods will you use to investigate the problem? Ex$.$ Life

histories, participant observations, etc.$)$

$6.$ References cited