The written report will include a small scale research proposal (which could take the form of an action research inquiry or peer learning project) and an evaluation of the potential for developing this kind of applied research to improve a specific area of practice and foster collaborative learning. Indicative structure for the research proposal 1. Introduction (300 words) Summary of research proposal, outline of aims of the study and a justification for why the research is being considered and summarise how could it encourage aspects of good practice. 2. Literature review (1000 words) Explores existing research in or around your main research theme, supporting your understanding of the topic and how this reading has influenced your research development. 3. Methodology (1,200 words) Describe your methodological approach and justify why you developed your specific research tools how do they fit the subject and how will they generate the right kind of data to help you explore your theme or understand it more clearly? Describe how and why you developed your tool(s) Who will be involved? How will these be targeted and recruited? Which gatekeepers need to provide consent for the research to take place? What resources might be needed? How long might it take to complete? How will you manage consent and confidentiality? Ethnical implications what kind of ethical issues might be encountered by developing your research and how can these be overcome or reduced? How will you ensure the protection of potential participants? What might the response be from colleagues and management? Are there any issues that relate to power or your own position within the organisation? In this section you will need to explain the limits of confidentiality, too. What might be the limitations of the methodology? 4. Research implementation and time line: this can be Gannt chart, a time line or a sequenced list in a table. 5. The potential impact of applied practitioner research (500 words) Discuss how your project encourages the application of research skills to both develop areas of good practice, encourage collaborative and team learning for positive outcomes for the main client group. Discuss how learning from developing your research skills and evidence based practice could be useful in future practice. Please note: You will need to supply the usual set of complete end references Students must also include any examples of the tool(s) that would be used (questionnaires, surveys, interview questions, focus group plan, etc.) as an appendix. Additional notes: The assessment revolves around the key activity of the student developing an appropriate methodology for a research proposal that could be used to explore an issue they experience at work or one that is known to be of contemporary relevance to practice from wider reading. One of the clear module themes relates to developing research tools to encourage collaborative learning and team work. Any research proposal needs to reflect this aspect of group learning and problem solving and demonstrate clear links to improvement in client-centred practices. The research proposal needs to be time bound and realistic, so it is not intended to be overly ambitious. It needs to have a practical purpose and can also relate more specifically to developing group/team/agency/partnership knowledge around a key issue in practice or to improve aspects of service delivery so could include the development of resources to use with client groups, attitudinal surveys, interviews and case studies of practitioners, peer learning across partnerships, practitioner and service-user evaluations of services, engaging clients more effectively, developing an educational resource, running themed focus groups to explore work related and client issues, promoting communities of practice through action learning, addressing critical incidents, etc. The proposals can be developed using qualitative tools, quantitative measures or a mix of both. It is important for students to justify how their methodology fits into collaborative learning and inclusive approaches to service developments, evaluations and sector good practices. This assignment has been designed to provide you with an opportunity to demonstrate your achievement of the following module learning outcomes: LO 3 Demonstrate in depth, critical awareness of the complexities of the family. LO 4 Analyse effective strategies for working in partnership with parents LO 5 Reflect on the reality of parent partnership in current work setting Task requirements No additional task requirements students can use the first person in their reflective account, but will also need to link personal statements to wider reading and research.
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