1. Developing Research Proposal

2. Sections of the Research Plan
Introduction
Research Question
Data Collection Plan
Data Analysis Plan
Procedures to Implement Research Plan

3. Introduction Section
Introduction Section of the Plan (3 short paragraphs)
Brief description in 2-3 sentences what the students
are interested in knowing more about.
Description of what the students have done to find
information about their interest.
Reviewed WISCareers/Career Crusing online
career information system
Reviewed some articles found in searching Google
Viewed UTube Videos
Other activity to find information
Statement about why more investigation about their
interest is important for them.

4. Research Question Section
State the research question.
NOTE: No other information in this section of the plan

5. Data Collection Section
Description of personal interview data collection activities
Description of how questions will be developed
Description of pilot testing of personal interview questions
Description of how pilot test will influence the refinement
and/or modification of questions
Description of how personal interview responses will be collected
List of questions on paper with space to record interviewee responses
Audio tape recording
Video tape recording
Taking notes of respondents’ answers to questions
Other

6. Data Collection Section
3. Description of how personal interview responses will be used to develop the small group interview questions
Description of how questions will be developed
Description of pilot testing of small group questions
Refining the questions procedures
Description of how small group interview responses to questions will be collected
List of questions on paper with space to record interviewee responses
Audio tape recording
Video tape recording
Taking notes of respondents’ answers to questions
Other

7. Data Collection Section
Description of other types of information collection activities (survey, historical data, observations, etc.)
Description of how questions will be developed
Description of pilot testing of questions
Refining the questions procedures
6. Description of how other types of information will be collected
Construction of mailed survey
Audio tape recording
Video tape recording
Taking notes of respondents’ answers to questions
Recording information from written sources such as historical data
Taking notes of what is observed
Other

8. Data Analysis Section
Description of what will be done to compile the data collected in preparation
for conducting data analysis
Personal interview data
If audio recorded --- transcribed into Word
If video recorded --- Edited and compiled by responses to questions
If responses taken by notes --- sorted by responses to questions
Small group interview data
Other type of data (survey, historical data, observations, etc.)
Sorting of respondents answer to each question – Survey
Using a rubric to sort historical data by individual question
Sorting of observer’s notes about what is observed

9. Data Analysis Section
Describe what procedures will be used to combine information received
from the personal interviews, group interview, and other information
(survey, historical data, observations, etc.)
Describe process for reaching agreement among team members for
combining “similar” personal, group and other information (survey,
historical data, observations, etc.)
Combining by question
Combining by similar responses
Combining into clusters of similar responses
Combining information to include observer’s notes

10. Data Analysis Section
3. Describe what process that will be used to make judgments about the meaning
of information that has been combined from the personal interviews, group
interview, and other information (survey, historical data, observations, etc.)
Describe “inter-rater” agreement process used to make judgments about
the meaning of information that has been combined from the personal
interviews, group interview, and other information (survey, historical data,
observations, etc.)

11. Procedures for Implementing the Research Plan
Develop a list of each step, activity, process, or effort that must
take place to implement data collection and data analysis plans.
Data Collection 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

12. Procedures for Implementing the Research Plan
Develop a list of each step, activity, process, or effort that must
take place to implement data collection and data analysis plans.
Data Analysis 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

13. Conducting the Personal Interview
Resources
Qualitative Research
Conducting the Personal Interview
Conducting personal and focus group Interviews
objectives

14. ide@s http://ideas.wisconsin.edu/index.cfm
Sponsored by the University of Wisconsin System
and
the University of Wisconsin-Extension.

15. Family and Consumer Science Research Resources

16. Career Exploration Unit
Last updated: 05/30/03
Use to help students explore and research various careers that match
their interests and skills.
Resource Type: Lesson Plan Subjects (Level One): Family and Consumer Science Subjects (Level Two): Careers/Planning Grade Levels: Ninth, Tenth
WI Academic Standards:
Creator: Lori Schuh, Xavier Keywords: careers, interests, interest inventory,guidance Duration: 2 24 minutes sessions or 1 90 minute session Format: Adobe PDF Languages: English
Family and Consumer Science B.12.2  B.12.3  C.12.2  C.12.3  D.12.2  F.12.4 

17.
Your search for careers returned the following results:
Subject area
Careers (Mathematics)
Careers (Language Arts)
Careers (Science)
Careers (Social Studies)
Careers (Art and Design Education)
Careers (Music Education)
Careers (Environmental Education)
Careers (World Languages)
Careers (Health Education)
Careers (Physical Education)
Careers/Planning (Family and Consumer Science)
Careers (Marketing Education)
Careers (Dance)
Careers (Technology Education)
Careers (Agricultural Education)
Careers (Theatre Education)

18. Your search for careers returned the following results:
78 Resources
27 Teacher Resource/References
17 Lesson Plans
12 Student Sites 12
4 Digital Media - Videos
1 Science CAP
1 BIT Lesson Plan
1 Television Program
1 Online Project
1 Teacher Tool
1 Interactive Learning Object