Week 9 Assignment: Community-Based Research Project Proposal 250 Points Possible Instructions In this assignment, you will design a research study that incorporates anti-oppressive principles and meth

Research Proposal Using the issue from the previous assignment:

Identify a specific research question related to the marginalized community or population that experiences oppression or social, economic, cultural, or environmental injustice. (C4.GP.A) Support your ideas with relevant academic and professional research.

Discuss how the proposed research project aims to actively involve the selected community or population in the research process and how their voices and perspectives will be prioritized. (C4.GP.B) Identify specific participants, stakeholders, community partners, et cetera, that will be involved.

Methodological Approach Select and justify the use of a research methodology (quantitative, qualitative, mixed methods, or other research design) that aligns with anti-oppressive principles. (C4.GP.A) Be sure to support your ideas with relevant academic or professional research.

Discuss how the selected approach will enable exploration of the research question while challenging biases and promoting anti-oppressive strategies. (C4.GP.B) Support your ideas with relevant academic or professional research.

Data Collection Analyze a proposed data collection strategy using an anti-oppressive research lens, including how it will address intersectionality. (C4.GP.A) Support your strategy with relevant academic or professional knowledge.

Ethical Considerations Outline the ethical considerations to be addressed in the research, including informed consent, confidentiality, protection of participants from harm, and data protection and storage. (C4.GP.A) Support your ideas with relevant academic or professional knowledge.

Discuss considerations for power dynamics and researcher positionality and bias. (C4.GP.B) Support your ideas with relevant academic or professional knowledge.

Data Analysis and Dissemination Discuss how to interpret and disseminate the findings in a way that contributes to anti-oppressive social work practice, policy, or programs, including considerations for technology and how to ensure that the research findings are accessible and actionable. (C4.GP.A) Support your ideas with relevant academic and professional literature.

Additional Requirements The assignment you submit is expected to meet the following requirements:

Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.

APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to current Evidence and APA standards. Include a cover page and references page. See Evidence and APA Citation for Graduate Learners.

Font and font size: Use APA approved font and size.

Competencies Measured By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:

Competency 1: Apply research findings to inform and improve practice, policy, and programs. (C4.GP.A) Identify a specific research question related to the marginalized community or population that experiences oppression or social, economic, cultural, or environmental injustice. (C4.GP.A) Select and justify the use of a research methodology (quantitative, qualitative, mixed methods, or other research design) that aligns with anti-oppressive principles. (C4.GP.A) Analyze a proposed data collection strategy using an anti-oppressive research lens, including how it will address intersectionality. (C4.GP.A) Outline the ethical considerations to be addressed in the research, including informed consent, confidentiality, protection of participants from harm, and data protection and storage. (C4.GP.A) Discuss how to interpret and disseminate the findings in a way that contributes to anti-oppressive social work practice, policy, or programs, including considerations for technology and how to ensure that the research findings are accessible and actionable. (C4.GP.A) Competency 2: Identify ethical, culturally informed, anti-racist, and anti-oppressive strategies that address inherent biases for use in quantitative and qualitative research methods to advance the purposes of social work. (C4.GP.B) Discuss how the proposed research project aims to actively involve the selected community or population in the research process and how their voices and perspectives will be prioritized. (C4.GP.B) Discuss how the selected approach will enable exploration of the research question while challenging biases and promoting anti-oppressive strategies. (C4.GP.B) Discuss considerations for power dynamics and researcher positionality and bias. (C4.GP.B) Competency 3: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of the social work profession.

Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of the social work profession.

Community-Based Research Project Proposal Community-Based Research Project Proposal Criteria Ratings Pts Identify a specific research question related to the marginalized community or population that experiences oppression or social, economic, cultural, or environmental injustice. (C4.GP.A) 25 to >21.25 pts DISTINGUISHED Identifies a specific research question related to the marginalized community or population that experiences oppression or social, economic, cultural, or environmental injustice and supports with relevant academic and professional research.

21.25 to >17.5 pts PROFICIENT Identifies a specific research question related to the marginalized community or population that experiences oppression or social, economic, cultural, or environmental injustice.

17.5 to >0 pts BASIC Partially identifies a specific research question or is not specific, or the question is not relevant to the marginalized community or population that experiences oppression or social, economic, cultural, or environmental injustice.

0 pts NON_PERFORMANCE Does not identify a specific research question related to the marginalized community or population that experiences oppression or social, economic, cultural, or environmental injustice.

/ 25 pts Discuss how the proposed research project aims to actively involve the selected community or population in the research process and how their voices and perspectives will be prioritized. (C4.GP.B) 25 to >21.25 pts DISTINGUISHED Discusses how the proposed research project aims to actively involve the selected community or population in the research process and how their voices and perspectives will be prioritized and identifies specific participants, stakeholders, community partners, et cetera, that will be involved.

21.25 to >17.5 pts PROFICIENT Discusses how the proposed research project aims to actively involve the selected community or population in the research process and how their voices and perspectives will be prioritized.

17.5 to >0 pts BASIC Discusses the proposed research project, but is missing at least one component regarding how to actively involve the selective community or how voices and perspectives will be prioritized.

0 pts NON_PERFORMANCE Does not discuss how the proposed research project aims to actively involve the selected community or population in the research process and how their voices and perspectives will be prioritized.

/ 25 pts Select and justify the use of a research methodology (quantitative, qualitative, mixed methods, or other research design) that aligns with anti-oppressive principles. (C4.GP.A) 25 to >21.25 pts DISTINGUISHED Selects and justifies the use of a research methodology (quantitative, qualitative, mixed methods, or other research design) that aligns with anti-oppressive principles and supports with relevant academic or professional research.

21.25 to >17.5 pts PROFICIENT Selects and justifies the use of a research methodology (quantitative, qualitative, mixed methods, or other research design) that aligns with anti-oppressive principles.

17.5 to >0 pts BASIC Selects and describes, but does not justify, the use of a research methodology (quantitative, qualitative, mixed methods, or other research design) that aligns with anti-oppressive principles.

0 pts NON_PERFORMANCE Does not select and justify the use of a research methodology (quantitative, qualitative, mixed methods, or other research design) that aligns with anti-oppressive principles.

/ 25 pts Discuss how the selected approach will enable exploration of the research question while challenging biases and promoting anti-oppressive strategies. (C4.GP.B) 25 to >21.25 pts DISTINGUISHED Discusses how the selected approach will enable exploration of the research question while challenging biases and promoting anti-oppressive strategies and supports with relevant academic or professional research.

21.25 to >17.5 pts PROFICIENT Discusses how the selected approach will enable exploration of the research question while challenging biases and promoting anti-oppressive strategies.

17.5 to >0 pts BASIC Lists, but does not discuss, OR incorrectly discusses how the selected approach will enable exploration of the research question while challenging biases and promoting anti-oppressive strategies.

0 pts NON_PERFORMANCE Does not discuss how the selected approach will enable exploration of the research question while challenging biases and promoting anti-oppressive strategies.

/ 25 pts Analyze a proposed data collection strategy using an anti-oppressive research lens, including how it will address intersectionality. (C4.GP.A) 25 to >21.25 pts DISTINGUISHED Analyzes a proposed data collection strategy using an anti-oppressive research lens, including how it will address intersectionality and supports with relevant academic or professional research.

21.25 to >17.5 pts PROFICIENT Analyzes a proposed data collection strategy using an anti-oppressive research lens, including how it will address intersectionality.

17.5 to >0 pts BASIC Describes, but does not analyze, a proposed data collection strategy using an anti-oppressive research lens, including how it will address intersectionality OR does not include considerations for intersectionality.

0 pts NON_PERFORMANCE Does not analyze a proposed data collection strategy using an anti-oppressive research lens, including how it will address intersectionality.

/ 25 pts Outline the ethical considerations to be addressed in the research, including informed consent, confidentiality, protection of participants from harm, and data protection and storage. (C4.GP.A) 25 to >21.25 pts DISTINGUISHED Outlines the ethical considerations to be addressed in the research, including informed consent, confidentiality, protection of participants from harm, and data protection and storage and supports with relevant academic or professional research.

21.25 to >17.5 pts PROFICIENT Outlines the ethical considerations to be addressed in the research, including informed consent, confidentiality, protection of participants from harm, and data protection and storage.

17.5 to >0 pts BASIC Partially outlines the ethical considerations to be addressed in the research, but is missing one or more component: informed consent, confidentiality, protection of participants from harm, and data protection and storage.

0 pts NON_PERFORMANCE Does not outline the ethical considerations to be addressed in the research, including informed consent, confidentiality, protection of participants from harm, and data protection and storage.

/ 25 pts Discuss considerations for power dynamics and researcher positionality and bias. (C4.GP.B) 25 to >21.25 pts DISTINGUISHED Discusses considerations for power dynamics and researcher positionality and bias and supports with relevant academic or professional research.

21.25 to >17.5 pts PROFICIENT Discusses considerations for power dynamics and researcher positionality and bias.

17.5 to >0 pts BASIC Lists or only partially discusses considerations for power dynamics and researcher positionality and bias.

0 pts NON_PERFORMANCE Does not discuss considerations for power dynamics and researcher positionality and bias.

/ 25 pts Discuss how to interpret and disseminate the findings in a way that contributes to anti-oppressive social work practice, policy, or programs, including considerations for technology and how to ensure that the research findings are accessible and actionable. (C4.GP.A) 25 to >21.25 pts DISTINGUISHED Discusses how to interpret and disseminate the findings in a way that contributes to anti-oppressive social work practice, policy, or programs, including considerations for technology and how to ensure that the research findings are accessible and actionable and supports with relevant academic or professional research.

21.25 to >17.5 pts PROFICIENT Discusses how to interpret and disseminate the findings in a way that contributes to anti-oppressive social work practice, policy, or programs, including considerations for technology and how to ensure that the research findings are accessible and actionable.

17.5 to >0 pts BASIC Lists or only partially discusses how to interpret and disseminate the findings in a way that contributes to anti-oppressive social work practice, policy, or programs, including considerations for technology and how to ensure that the research findings are accessible and actionable.

0 pts NON_PERFORMANCE Does not discuss how to interpret and disseminate the findings in a way that contributes to anti-oppressive social work practice, policy, or programs, including considerations for technology and how to ensure that the research findings are accessible and actionable.

/ 25 pts Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of the social work profession.

50 to >42.5 pts DISTINGUISHED Communicates without errors in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of the social work profession.

42.5 to >35 pts PROFICIENT Communicates in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of the social work profession.

35 to >0 pts BASIC Communicates with some notable exceptions in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of the social work profession.

0 pts NON_PERFORMANCE Does not communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of the social work profession.

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