The research proposal,“The causes of drug addiction among street children in Dhaka city,” was prepared by Sazzad Karim, of the University of Dhaka. This is a rather short proposal of six pages, including the cover page, content page, and bibliography. The content page lists elven sections: Abstract, Introduction, Aims & Objectives, Literature review, Methodology, Analysis of data, Ethical consideration, Time frame, Limitations, Anticipated result, and Reference. However, each section is limited and brief in the information provided.

The purpose of this study, according to the proposal, is to “help us to know the present scenario of drug addiction among street children in Dhaka city and suggest the way to eliminate this dangerous situation.” The study intends to gather data from three randomly selected spots that have a “high concentration of street children” in Bangladesh. The proposal lists areas that are to be randomly selected and researched by three teams of five members each to interview samples of individuals.

For the proposal, one-hundred street children from each of the three spots selected is said to be ideal. This means that total sample for the study would be three-hundred, total. The research relies on a survey and respondent method from street children, using a snowball technique. A snowball technique would require referrals from individuals being survey, to find other street children that could be potential samples. As discussed in class, this type of method could be problematic. It is difficult to survey individuals with issues involving substance abuse because they can be unreliable.

Ultimately, this proposal could use some fine tuning to be more clear to the person reviewing. Because this proposal is intended to be read by an associate professor of the University of Dhaka, it could explain the flaws, as there is a conflict of interest.

REFERENCE:

Karim, Sazzad. “A Research Proposal on “The Causes of Drug Addiction among Street Children in Dhaka City” Submitted to Prepared by.” A Research Proposal on “The Causes of Drug Addiction among Street Children in Dhaka City” Submitted to Prepared by. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Apr. 2016.