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  Length: 2500-3000 words (Not in" rel="nofollow">includin" rel="nofollow">ing excerpt of coded data or bibliography) Present the fin" rel="nofollow">indin" rel="nofollow">ings of the research project undertaken throughout the semester. Buildin" rel="nofollow">ing on the Research Proposal assignment the assignment should outlin" rel="nofollow">ine the: • Title: in" rel="nofollow">indicatin" rel="nofollow">ing the topic of the study • Aims and Objectives: the study’s main" rel="nofollow">in aims and the key research questions. • Literature Review: what we know about the topic and what we do not; and therefore how your study contributes to knowledge. • Methodology: the actual research design and methods adopted, with justification for the methods used and reflections on the study’s limitations. (Roughly 750 – 1000 words) Presentation of fin" rel="nofollow">indin" rel="nofollow">ings: an analytical presentation of your qualitative data, outlin" rel="nofollow">inin" rel="nofollow">ing the key themes that you have identified. There should be some evidence of the use of qualitative data analysis techniques, and possibly of ‘grounded theory’ techniques. • Discussion and Conclusions: reflectin" rel="nofollow">ing on your fin" rel="nofollow">indin" rel="nofollow">ings, how do they contribute to answerin" rel="nofollow">ing the research question? • Evaluation of Practical Experience: provide a critical evaluation of your research experience, in" rel="nofollow">includin" rel="nofollow">ing reflectin" rel="nofollow">ing on the methods that you have used over the semester. (500 words maximum) • Excerpt of ‘coded data’: Include a brief excerpt of coded data, illustratin" rel="nofollow">ing your application of qualitative data analysis techniques. This should be no longer than a couple of paragraphs in" rel="nofollow">in length. • References: List any books, articles, reports, web sites etc. you have cited in" rel="nofollow">in the report. Paper Structure • Introduction: scene settin" rel="nofollow">ing and rationale. • Contexts (literature; theoretical perspectives; academic debates; current policy). • Research Design and Methods. • Fin" rel="nofollow">indin" rel="nofollow">ings. • Discussion: re-visits issues raised earlier in" rel="nofollow">in light of data. • Optional short conclusion. Title and Abstract • Draft a title that sums up what the paper is about, usin" rel="nofollow">ing key words if possible: • ‘Health, ethics and environment: a qualitative study of • vegetarian motivations’. • Draft an abstract: this will help you organize your paper as you write it. • When you have drafted the paper, review and revise the title and abstract. Contexts • Relevant literature; this section may also explore: • Current issues or events. • Theoretical perspectives or debates. • Policy issues Design and Methods Explain" rel="nofollow">ins and justifies: • Epistemological commitments (in" rel="nofollow">interpretive, naturalistic, etc.). • Research design/methodology (ethnography, three-stage in" rel="nofollow">interviews etc.). • Methods (observation, and in" rel="nofollow">interviews.). • Settin" rel="nofollow">ing (who, where, when). • Data analysis methods. Fin" rel="nofollow">indin" rel="nofollow">ings • Fin" rel="nofollow">indin" rel="nofollow">ings will usually be 30 – 40% of paper. • Fin" rel="nofollow">indin" rel="nofollow">ings need to ‘tell a story’. • Write down your sub-headin" rel="nofollow">ings (max = 4), perhaps relatin" rel="nofollow">ing to themes in" rel="nofollow">in the analysis. • The fin" rel="nofollow">indin" rel="nofollow">ings section should be ‘topped and tailed’: in" rel="nofollow">introducin" rel="nofollow">ing the themes and summarisin" rel="nofollow">ing the fin" rel="nofollow">indin" rel="nofollow">ings Use of quotations • Quotations are used to in" rel="nofollow">increase the credibility of your fin" rel="nofollow">indin" rel="nofollow">ings. • Never expect a quotation to speak for itself. • Summarise the fin" rel="nofollow">indin" rel="nofollow">ing in" rel="nofollow">in your own words, and then illustrate it with a quotation. • One quotation is usually enough to illustrate a fin" rel="nofollow">indin" rel="nofollow">ing; not all fin" rel="nofollow">indin" rel="nofollow">ings need a quotation. Discussion and Conclusion • Refer back to the contexts, re-in" rel="nofollow">interpreted in" rel="nofollow">in the light of the data. • Practice, policy or theoretical implications. • Shortcomin" rel="nofollow">ings. • Future research. • Conclusion summarises the answer to the research question. Fin" rel="nofollow">indin" rel="nofollow">ings or Discussion? • Fin" rel="nofollow">indin" rel="nofollow">ings section is where you impose an analytical structure on your data. • Discussion is where you make lin" rel="nofollow">inks between your analysis of the data and the literature, theory or relevant policy, and where you show the importance of your fin" rel="nofollow">indin" rel="nofollow">ings for scholarship, practice or policy. Usin" rel="nofollow">ing theory • Some journals may not accept papers that do not engage with theory.  • Grand theory: (e.g. post-structuralism).  • Middle-order theory (e.g. stigma, medicalisation).  • Hypotheses (e.g. patients use Internet to research illnesses) Uses of theory • Theory can be used to: • Defin" rel="nofollow">ine your over-archin" rel="nofollow">ing perspective (e.g. social model of illness). • Give you a structure within" rel="nofollow">in which to analyse your data (e.g. explanatory models). • Situate your fin" rel="nofollow">indin" rel="nofollow">ings (e.g. patriarchy). • Add ‘value’ to your research, by showin" rel="nofollow">ing how it enhances or develops broader theory. Gettin" rel="nofollow">ing the balance For an 8000 word paper, rough balance is: (for my assignment 2000-2500 words.) • Abstract 150 • Introduction 500 • Literature Review and Contexts 1300 • Research Design and Methods 800 • Fin" rel="nofollow">indin" rel="nofollow">ings 2500 • Discussion and Conclusion 1500 • References 1200 Some hin" rel="nofollow">ints and tips • Write your question and your audience on a postit note on your computer screen,. • Choose your theoretical perspective before you start analysin" rel="nofollow">ing data. • Make sure you know your conclusions before you fin" rel="nofollow">inalise the Introduction and Contexts. • In a WORD document, create all the sub-headin" rel="nofollow">ings for the paper, then fill in" rel="nofollow">in the content to length. Improve the quality • Use simple language and avoid jargon. • Get a friend or colleague to read the draft and offer criticisms. • Ask yourself: what is new about what I am sayin" rel="nofollow">ing here? • Proof-read, and don’t rely on spell-check. References: Johnson-Russell JM. Copin" rel="nofollow">ing, functionin" rel="nofollow">ing, and satisfaction in" rel="nofollow">in families with a spin" rel="nofollow">ina bifida child of school age, Dissertation Abstracts International, 1993,vol. 53 pg. 3444 A National Approach for Child Protection: Project Report. A report to ... https://aifs.gov.au/cfca/sites/default/files/publication-documents/cdsmac.pdfThe project was commissioned by the Community and Disability Services Min" rel="nofollow">inisters' Advisory Council (CDSMAC). ... AustralianStatutory Child Protection Sample. ... 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