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OUpm016113 Qualitative Research Methods in Education - Open University of Mauritius

In the advent of satisfying the completion of this module, you are required to submit a research proposal which should subscribe to the essence of a Qualitative Research in the field of Education.

The template of the research proposal should be organised as follows: -

• Your Professional Profile (A Brief)
• A Table of Content (Major Subheadings)
• The Research Title
• Topic (What the research is about?)
• Background (Why have you chosen this topic of research? What is your motivation? Why is it important? Discuss the importance of the research to the organisation(s) involved. Your knowledge of this area/aspect. Reference to around three previous works like reports, research papers, newspaper articles, textbooks and theories. Brief description of the nature of the organisations/people involved)
• The Problem Statement
• Research Objectives
• Research Questions
• General Statements / Hypotheses
• Literature Review (Reference to 3 academic journals relevant to your study, summarise and evaluate the literature and justify how your research can further advance understanding in that particular area)
• Methodology (The Research Design, Who will be involved? How will you plan to collect data from them? Which sampling method you intend to use? Which qualitative methods / instruments you are planning to use and why? Limitations and delimitations of study, Ethical Issues, How to analyse and report data?)
• Time Frame: Use of a Gantt chart (How will you complete the future dissertation during the time given to you? When are you planning to do what? State clearly the months and days)
• Resources (List any resources you would need, including any special software or approach)
• References (List 10 references (Academic Journals) used in your RP. Use the Harvard referencing method)
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Attachment:- Qualitative Research Methods.rar