THIS IS A RESEARCH AND EVALUATION CLASS AND THE FOCUS OF THIS RESEARCH PAPER IS TEEN PREGNANCY AND ITS EFFECTS ON THEMSELVES AND EVERYONE AROUND THEM. FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT I NEED TO FIRST SUBMIT A DRAFT AND THEN THE FINAL PAPER SO I WILL NEED BOTH A DRAFT FIRST AND THEN A FINAL PAPER. I MIGHT HAVE TO LATER ON ADD MORE INSTRUCTIONS AS THE PROFESSOR CONTINUES TO REVISE BUT I WANTED TO GET STARTED SINCE THE DRAFT IS FIRST DUE BEFORE THE FINAL PAPER.
Research Paper Instructions
You are invited to submit a research paper that will count for 30% of your final course grade. This assignment gives you an opportunity to demonstrate that you have mastered research methods content from the course.
Please remember to follow the guidance in the APA style manual that we have used throughout the semester. In other words, support your decisions with citations and/or a clear rationale. You may use references from other assignments.
Acceptable Formats:
Google Doc
Microsoft Word Document
Video presentation
YouTube video
Or a slide presentation with text AND:
video of you OR
whiteboard animation
If you would like to submit in another format, please get prior permission
Paper Content:
Introduction
Problem statement
Research question
Overview of the research proposal
Literature Review
Content from the literature review assignment OR
content that addresses literature review guidelines in the APA manual.
Methods
Design statement
e.g., exploratory, explanatory, or descriptive
qualitative, quantitative, or mixed methods
experimental, quasi experimental, field research, longitudinal, cross sectional, etc.
Description of your subjects
Sample population
Sample frame
Sample selection/recruitment
Target sample size
generalizability to study population
Instruments/Measures
surveys, interview guide, secondary data, coding frame, etc.
Methods to ensure validity and reliability
Data collection
Ethical considerations
Cultural humility considerations
Data Analysis
discussion of how you will analyze your data
Results
How will you communicate your results?
Study Limitations
Conclusions
Optional Appendix: You may include optional information in an appendix. For instance, you may add a revision of part two of your literature review in the appendix.