Research Proposal
Write a descriptive analysis in at least 250 words.
Look for a gap in this research and use that as the focus of the proposal.
Gottlieb, A., McLeod, B., Charles, P., & Kjellstrand, J.M. (2020). Were California’s decarceration efforts smart? A quasi-experimental examination of racial, ethnic, and gender disparities. Criminal Justice and Behavior.
Kjellstrand, J.M., Yu, G., Eddy, J.M. & Clark, M. (2019). Children of incarcerated parents and developmental trajectories of internalizing behaviors across adolescence. American Journal of Criminal Justice. Ş
Kjellstrand, J.M., Yu, G., & Eddy, J.M. (2019). Parental incarceration as a predictor of developmental trajectories of externalizing behaviors across adolescence. Children and Youth Services Review, 103, 10-17.
Charles, P., Muentner, L., & Kjellstrand, J.M. (2019). Parenting and incarceration: Perspectives on father-child involvement during reentry from prison. Social Service Review. Ş
Kjellstrand, J.M., Reinke, W.M., & Eddy, J.M. (2018). Children of incarcerated parents: Development of externalizing behaviors across adolescence. Children and Youth Services Review, 94, 628-635.
Kjellstrand, J.M., Yu, G., Eddy, J.M. & Martinez, C.R. (2018). Children of incarcerated parents: Developmental trajectories of externalizing behavior across adolescence. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 45, 1742-1761.
Kjellstrand, J.M. (2016). Building a tailored, multilevel prevention strategy to support children and families affected by parental incarceration. Smith College Studies in Social Work Journal, 87, 112-129.
DeGruy, J., Kjellstrand, J.M., Briggs, H.E., & Brennan, E.M. (2012). Racial respect and racial socialization as protective factors for African American youth. Journal of Black Psychology, 38, 395-420.
Kjellstrand, J.M., Cearley, J., Eddy, J.M., & Martinez, C. R. (2012). Characteristics of incarcerated fathers and mothers: Implications for preventive interventions targeting children and families. Children and Youth Services Review, 34, 2409-2415.
Kjellstrand, J.M. & Eddy, J. M. (2011). Mediators of the effect of parental incarceration on adolescent externalizing behaviors. Journal of Community Psychology, 39, 551-565.
Kjellstrand, J.M. & Eddy, J. M. (2011). Parental incarceration during childhood, family context, and youth problem behavior across adolescence. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 50, 18-36.
Your analysis should include:
A description of eligibility requirements and how you meet them.
A description of the audience for the proposal (described in the section on Audience Analysis (Links to an external site.) in the Technical Writing textbook): background, needs, demographics.
A copy of the specific questions or requirements OR a description of your imagined call for proposals based on the models we are looking at.
4. Draft your proposal.
The format of your proposal ultimately depends on your topic and the call you are answering. You should follow the directions of the specific call you are answering. Or you can use the template Download template we reviewed in class.
Or you can opt to use the following general format:
Introduction
Statement of Research Problem
Proposed Solution
Background / Mini-Literature Review [synthesis of work already done to address the problem]
Scope
Methods/Approach
Qualifications
Conclusion
Formatting / Presentation
Use headers to separate each section of your proposal. Use any principles of design we discussed during the unit on Instructions that you feel are relevant.
Remember, the audience reviewing your proposal will be reviewing many proposals.
Make sure yours is proofread and provides concise and thorough answers to all questions / required sections.
Criteria for Evaluation
This assignment is considered complete when you have submitted document to this assignment that attempts all of the requirements of the call for proposal that you select or describe.
Your proposal should also include a synthesis of at least 5 sources of information in a mini-literature review paragraph.
This may or may not be part of your proposal depending on the requirements you are following.
Include your proposal to be about 700-900 words in length. If your proposal is significantly more or less.
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