Writing and Developing the

First Two Chapters of

Research Proposal

Group 3
Research Proposal
• Written for theses and dissertations
• A blueprint or plan for research
• It is like a business contract as it depicts the work to
be done in order to achieved desired result (Mason
and Bramble 1989)
• It defines and delineates the research project to be
undertaken by a researcher.
Characteristics of a research proposal
• A proposal is a straightforward document- it should
not contain irrelevant details.
• It is not a literary production- it requires direct writing
of how a research project is to be executed to
completion.
• It is clearly organized- written in conventional prose
style and thoughts are express in simple paragraph
form.
Content and Organization of a research
Proposal

• Proposals follow a simple and logical form of

presentation. The following is an outline in many
colleges and universities in the Philippines.
Writing the Title of the Proposal
• Title should act as a summary of the proposal itself.
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• Title should be brief as possible. Unnecessary terms
should be excluded.
Writing the Section on the Problem and Its
Background
• This section informs the reader on the background
of the problem, provides the statement of the
problem, the theoretical and conceptual frameworks
of the study, hypotheses, scope and delimitations,
assumptions, significance of the study, and definition
of terms to be used in the research proposal.
Writing the Introduction
• The first subsection of the problem and its
background.

• A subsection that acquaints the reader with the

rationale of the study, reasons why the research was
chosen, relevance of the study, and what is known
about it.
Writing the Theoretical Framework of the
Study
• Presents the theory upon which the study will be
based.
• In this subsection, theory has to be discussed and
explain thoroughly.
• The proponent of the theory has to be mentioned.
Writing the Conceptual Framework or
Proposal Paradigm
• Present a schematic diagram of the direction of your
study.
• Spell out in greater details the variables you
mentioned in the theoretical framework of the
study.
• Indicators and measures of these variables needs to
be specified so that the constructs and concepts
cited in theoretical framework are operationalized.
Writing the Statement of the Problem
• Presents the problems that are focused on research.
• It is crucial to state what you want to investigate,
discover, or accomplish.
• This is usually the objective of the study or the main
problem of your proposed research.
• You have to state the problem in declarative form.
Writing the Hypothesis of the Study
• This subsection immediately follows the statement
of the problem.
• Can be stated either as research or null hypothesis.
• A research for alternative hypothesis is stated when
the researcher is going to use it as guide in the
conduct of the study.
Setting the Scope and Delimitations
• This section of the proposal sets the boundaries of
the study.

• This is usually done by specifying what will and not

be investigated, number of respondents to be
involved in the study, geographical and time
coverage of the study, and other boundaries that the
researchers whishes to impose in their study.
Writing the Assumptions of the Study
• Assumption are STATEMENTS that will presume to be
true in a research.

• In writing assumptions, statement of the problem is

needed to be considered.
Writing the Significance of the Study
• Presents the researcher’s justification in conducting
a research on a given research topic or problem.

• Identify who shall benefit from your research, what

advantage shall accrue to them, and how they shall
benefit from the result of the inquiry.
Writing the Section of Definition of Terms
• Key terms in the statement of the problem and
those to be used in the study that do not have a well
accepted definition in the field have to be defined in
this section.
• These terms can be defined conceptually and
operationally.
• Have to be arranged alphabetically.
Writing the Review of Literature
• This major section presents the literature and
studies that relate specifically to the proposed
research.
• Needs to have introductory paragraph on how you
will be presenting the review.
• The review must be critical and not just a mere
enumeration of information and data gathered from
conceptual and research literature on the topic.
Chapter 2/Review of Related Literature
• Presents the background readings undertaken by the
researcher on the variables to be focused in this
study.
• The RRL section provides a comprehensive summary
and evaluation of the existing research and
literature.
• Demonstrates how the study contributes to the
existing body of knowledge in the field.
Thank You!