Project plan Now that you have had an opportunity to adapt and modify your research question, you are ready to move forward with a project plan. Your project plan will include the following elements: Area of focus statement* Research questions* Description of type of research you plan to undertake; how does this fit with either practical action research or critical action research? * Intervention you plan to make Description of participants and setting Timeline List of ethical issues you have considered and how you plan to handle these issues within your project Negotiations that need to be undertaken Data collection ideas (observations, audio taping, interviews, questionnaires, journals, etc.) Description of how data gathering approaches will help to address your questions, solve problems and accomplish your goal. This is an important section and thoughtful analysis should apply here. Identification of an audience o To whom will you present information about the project once it is complete? o How will this information be presented? Items that have been completed previously, but are simply repeated here. They can be changed if your question(s) have evolved, or can be updated if you did not have them fully fleshed out for the Project Proposal.

Project plan Now that you have had an opportunity to adapt and modify your research question, you are ready to move forward with a project plan. Your project plan will include the following elements: Area of focus statement* Research questions* Description of type of research you plan to undertake; how does this fit with either practical action research or critical action research? * Intervention you plan to make Description of participants and setting Timeline List of ethical issues you have considered and how you plan to handle these issues within your project Negotiations that need to be undertaken Data collection ideas (observations, audio taping, interviews, questionnaires, journals, etc.) Description of how data gathering approaches will help to address your questions, solve problems and accomplish your goal. This is an important section and thoughtful analysis should apply here. Identification of an audience o To whom will you present information about the project once it is complete? o How will this information be presented? Items that have been completed previously, but are simply repeated here. They can be changed if your question(s) have evolved, or can be updated if you did not have them fully fleshed out for the Project Proposal.