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    Question ID:   17425         Current Version: 2
Question: What purpose does the research proposal serve? What role does it play in the research process?
Category: Education > Higher Education (College +)
Keywords: role, process, importance, purpose, research proposal
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Research proposal is the first and an important step in the research process. It serves the purpose of

  • The proposal is a communication to those who give approval and disburse budget. Usually, the purpose of a research proposal is to ultimately receive funding for the research.
  • The proposal is a plan of action. The research proposal sets out the research design and the procedures to be followed. The main purpose of a research proposal is to show that the problem you propose to investigate is significant enough to warrant the investigation, the method you plan to use is suitable and feasible, and the results are likely to prove fruitful and will make an original contribution.
  • The proposal is a contract. A completed proposal approved by a research or funding committee constitutes an agreement.

The proposal is expected to:

  • Show that you are engaging in genuine enquiry, finding out about something worthwhile in a particular context;
  • Link your proposed work with the work of others, while proving you are acquainted with major schools of thought relevant to the topic;
  • Establish a particular theoretical orientation;
  • Establish your methodological approach, and
  • Show you have thought about the ethical issues
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