Please I need a Research/ Thesis Topic + Proposal in the field of Psychology ( Special Educational Needs Precisely) Please find attached documents relating to the choice of options and break down of

Methodology and Ethical Considerations

(Empirical Research)

4,000 words

Your steps:

• stating the research question

• Framing the focus of your research

• identifying the data collection methods you will use

• designing a protocol for data collection

• analysing the data

Findings and discussion

(Empirical Research)

4,000 words

Presentation, reflection, analysis and discussion of findings arising from your research project, and interpretation of these findings linked to literature– this needs to address/answer your research questions.

Introductory paragraph

100-200 words

Describe the structure of your chapter. This must be brief and providing an explanation to the structure of the chapter, rather than a list of what is discussed.

Citations to references are needed in this section.

Framing your research

500 words

Paradigm – this refers to the theoretical paradigm framing your research. You are likely to be an interpretivist and you can combine this with another theoretical or paradigmatic perspective (feminism, post-structuralism, emancipatory, etc). This is your theoretical framework. Consider how these elements impact upon the research you are carrying out and the way in which you are seeking to create new knowledge.

Citations to references are needed in this section.

Research Design and Data collection

1,500 words

Introduce, discuss and defend (which means support with relevant literature and demonstrating awareness of possible limitations and shortcomings) the research design decisions you have made in your project. Consider here your research approach and design, sampling strategy, research tools- their selection, design and use, and your plan for analysing the data you collect.

This section should also include an account of and reflection on the data collection process itself, for example, what did you eventually do in your project? How many participants did you have and did this differ from your plan? What was your process in collecting and analysing your data?

It is helpful to state again your research questions.

Citations to references are needed in this section.

Critical exploration

1,000-1,200 words

Explore a number of core relevant ethical principles and how you have applied them in your research project. For an empirical project this might include your own values and how these could impact upon your research (bias and reflexivity), informed consent, gatekeeper consent and power relations.

This may include discussions around the data collection process too- how did you ensure you were acting ethically in your data collection events?

Citations to references are needed in this section.

Positionality

500-600 words

Explore your positionality in relation to the research methodology. How will this methodology support you in revealing and challenging your own assumptions? Is it aligned with your own beliefs and preferred models of research? How will this project support you to reflect on and develop your own practice? How does this project and your practice link to your theoretical framework?

Citations to references are needed in this section.

Introduction

(500-600 words)

Remind your reader the process and rationale* that has led to the selection of the relevant data analysed. Remind your reader the protocol you have followed to collect data through your research project (the protocol should be discussed in depth in your methodology section).

Reflect on your own positionality in relation to the topic and how this has formed your project.

Describe the structure of your chapter. This must be brief and providing an explanation to the structure of the chapter, rather than a list of what is discussed.

Citations to references are needed in this section.

*these points would have been explored in depth in the methodology

Discussion and analysis of your findings from the research project

(3,400-3,500 words)

In this section you should outline the key findings (usually structured as themes if you adopt a thematic analysis approach, but some prefer to structure by research question). When discussing the key findings, ensure to relate the findings back to your research questions (explain how they are relevant /address the research questions in discussion). Good practice is to ‘weave’ by stating your finding, providing an example from the data that illustrates the finding and then interpreting this finding by relating it to literature and theory.   Remember this is an analysis of your findings so avoid lengthy presentations or descriptions of the raw data by research tool.

You can use sub-headings to support the structure of your discussion and help identify key themes to the reader.

In this section you are bringing together the key findings of your analysis to reflect on their meaning / impact / relevance in relation to your research questions with support of relevant theories/literature from your literature review.

Citations to references are needed in this section. Here your focus is presenting your argument emerging from the analysis of your research findings in response to your research questions. This will be supported by the literature discussed in the literature review.