Consider how you will manage partnerships, people, and resources effectively. Explore the type of support and from which stakeholders you are seeking to support this project.

Research Proposal:The effectiveness of the Senior Leadership Team to draw judiciously on the wide range of coaching models to meet school priorities and individual personal goals.

Setting the context (approx. 200 words)

Introduce and explain your selected area of change using a clear statement of the problem or issue that is the focus of the investigation. Then identify your overall aims and scope and provide a brief overview of the context and setting for the investigation. Then, explain why the Change Project is important to the sponsoring organisation and may help to deliver high performance and growth/sustainable outcomes.

Research question(s) and objectives (approx. 100 words)

Discuss your research focus or research question(s) and objectives that you intend to address through your investigation.
Literature related to your topic area (approx. 200 words)

Drawing on key academic sources provide an overview of how your reading around your research topic has informed your thinking and understanding of the issue, problem or opportunity, and has contributed to the design of your proposed investigation. Ensure that you provide a reference list comprising a minimum of ten sources.

Methodological design of the investigation (approx. 300 words)

Propose and justify an underpinning research strategy (i.e., research approach and fieldwork method) that you intend to use for the inquiry to address the research question(s). Ensure that you explain an overview of the key data you require and how you intend to collect it, details of sampling (e.g., interviewees, survey respondents), and how you will access them. Then indicate your intended sample size (e.g., number of interviews, number of survey responses, etc.) and how you intend to analyse the data and present your findings.

Stakeholder management (approx. 200 words)

Consider how you will manage partnerships, people, and resources effectively. Explore the type of support and from which stakeholders you are seeking to support this project. Then discuss how you will manage complex relationships across multiple and diverse stakeholders. Consider how will various levels of organisational, including board structures, will be engaged throughout your study.

Ethical concerns with the research process

Identify any ethical issues related to the research process by replying to all of the following questions concerning your proposed research by marking with an ‘x’ as appropriate.

 

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