New Action Research Proposal Template

I. CONTEXT AND RATIONALE

• Introduce on the focus of the research 
• Description and context of the study 
• Valid data to support that the problem to be considered for research is really important 
• Reason for conducting it, and
• How the results could be used in action planning

II. ACTION RESEARCH QUESTIONS

• Valid, authentic and relevant data can be generated out of the question/s;
• Identifies the problem/s which will be addressed by the research in terms of investigating or testing an idea;
• Trying out solutions to a problems;
• Exploring and analyzing issues;
• Creating a new procedure or system

III. PROPOSED INNOVATION, INTERVENTION AND STRATEGY 

• Indicate and discuss the proposed innovation, intervention and strategy    

IV. ACTION RESEARCH METHODS-contains on details how research will be conducted
      a. participants and/or other sources of data and information

• who will participate in the research
• number of people and the characteristics of those who will participate in the research
• how will the sample be selected 

       b. Data Gathering Methods

• various instruments and procedures for data collection should be outlined and extensively discussed

       c. Data Analysis Plan 

• how the data will be analyzed and reported 
• specify if quantitative or qualitative methods will be used in analyzing the data gathered 

V. ACTION RESEARCH WORK PLAN AND TIMELINES 

• When will the project begin and how long will it take for it to be completed
• include time estimates for each step in the research process (e. g. 5 days, 2 weeks)

VI. COST ESTIMATES 

• Detailed research cost
• broken down per research task,activity and/or deliverable 
• grouped by tranche 

VII. PLANS FOR DISSEMINATION AND UTILIZATION

• indicate how the results of the research will be cascaded to the intended user of the research findings (i.e presentation in conferences, etc..)

VIII.REFERENCES

• Provide in text of work reference list