Research Designs papers

This paper is a research proposal for a group process design to improve relationships between adopted adolescents & parents. Literature review, research applications.

This paper examines an application of the statistical procedures of correlation and regression analysis.

This paper is a research proposal to determine bases for location decisions for public housing projects: Opposition from the rich, well-being of tenants or economics.

This paper examines an application of the statistical procedure of population sampling: Describes theory and techniques and assesses validity of application in population sampling.

This paper is a research proposal to determine effects of drinking on perceptions of others' sexual and physical attractiveness, focusing on theories of perception.

This paper defines and examines the normal distribution curve and its role in statistical analysis. Tables and graph.

A research proposal to determine the relationship between jury verdicts and the socioeconomic differences or similarities between the defendant and jurors.

A lok at the basic concepts and techniques including validity, reliability, test-retest, quantity vs. quality, naturalistic research, field work, interpretation and limitations.

Research proposal to assess the effects on school performance of racial, ethnic and socioeconomic background.

A research proposal to measure satisfaction as a factor of institutional work orientation. Includes a questionnaire.

A research proposal to determine the impact of residence (on campus vs. off campus) on academic performance. Questionnaire.

Research proposal to determine potential effects on organization's information system. Literature review of middle management development & decisions, structure, technology and methodology.

Research proposal to determine thr effectiveness of group therapy intervention (describes ten sessions) at a crisis center.

A research proposal to determine the relationship between the frequency of brutality and the racial/ethnic background of victim.

A research proposal to determine if preschool adequately represents the non-European-American cultures in materials.

A research proposal to determine the effectiveness of program identifying and the treatment of dependent nurses.

A research proposal to determine the effectiveness of Employee Assistance Programs emphasizing confidentially including incidence, costs, gender issues and a questionnaire.

A research proposal investigating first-year drinking including causes, theories and a questionnaire.

A look at the concepts and methods and advantages and disadvantages including surveys, interviews, questionnaires, reliability and measurement, tabulation/analysis and goals.

A research study with a questionnaire and descriptive findings regarding the nutritional habits of college students living off-campus without adults.

A research experiment on the effect of question-asking on subjects' memory retention including method, data and analysis.

A research on the impact of prior relevant knowledge on the memory of adults ages 40-49.

A research on the differences in harassment between gender and age groups in the workplace.

A look at a proposal to set up a TV studio and production curriculum in a junior high school.

A research design to test the program's effectiveness with emotionally disturbed boys ages 7-9.

A research design to determine the therapeutic value and impact on student achievement.

A research proposal to determine the effectiveness of a church-based program to help high-risk individuals.

A summary of this work on biases, averaging, graphs, figures and their abuse.

Research design to test the effectiveness of instruction, reinforcement and repeated readings.

A research design to measure the difference between ideal and actual characteristics of principals.

A research proposal to determine the effectiveness of the combined use of air bags and seat belts.

A research proposal to determine the impact on the focus of control of woman's traditional or Western roles.

A research comparing the drunk driving policies of New York and Texas, including socioeconomic variables, assumptions and per capita arrests.

A research proposal to determine the relationship between this behavior and dominance or submissiveness in interpersonal relations.

A proposal for a study to determine if there is a relationship between the experience of sexual harassment and the experience of sexual revictimization.

A proposal for a study on the effectiveness of a treatment program designed to prevent spousal abuse. Includes a literature review and methods section.

An original research assessing whether men and women generally hold differing views on what constitutes domestic abuse.

A completed research on the effects of divorce on the learning of first-graders. Table.

A research study of the impact of TV-viewing on political activity. Includes literature review, sampling, data collection and conclusions.

A completed research study about relationship between hearing-impaired primary students and physical education performance.

This paper is a research proposal to assess the impact of the government reimbursement program on health care access, quality of care and costs.

This paper is a research design to determine the nature and variables of the relationship of the leader and the subordinates in public and private schools.

This paper reviews the literature on conceptual and research problems of ethnicity and aging studies.

This paper is a research design to determine differences in recovery rates for clients treated by recovering addict/counselors and non-addict counselors.

This paper is completed research concluding that good nutrition leads to improved vocabulary learning. Tables.

This paper is a research proposal to determine if educational variables affect caregivers' treatment of elderly.

This paper is a research proposal to study school-aged children of divorced parents.

This paper is a research proposal to study the limited english proficient students: Problems and solutions on bilingual education, history, theory, laws, program philosophy, cultural issues, pluralism, instruments and procedures. Abstract.

This paper explains the application of statistical procedures to the solution of a realistic problem; in this paper, the U.S. unemployment problem.

This paper is a research proposal to determine effects of an educational intervention program on the self-esteem of at-risk fifth-grade students.

Experiment designed to test the effects of physical attractiveness on personnel evaluations. Finds that better looking people tend to receive better evaluations.

A research study that finds how a health education program is successful in preventing teen smoking through peer and family pressure. It includes a questionnaire.

Research proposal to compare effectiveness & appropriateness of types of care, advantages & disadvantages.

Research proposal to determine effects of self-care program (Orem's nursing model) on length of hospitalization for diabetes patients.

Research study designed to compare alternative job preparation programs, emphasizing telecommunications-based writing for reading program. Discusses setting, achievement, computer packages & effectiveness, impact on employability and recommendations.

Research proposal on progress of women into middle management. Discusses history of women in work force, treatment, stereotypes, affirmative action, economic & social inequalities and comparative worth.

Study to determine if perception of success is a function of attractiveness. This paper includes methodology, definitions, review of literature, questionnaire, results & conclusions linking attractiveness & success.

This paper describes the methods used, including visual data, of an experiment in short-term memory recall. The paper includes the completed research study, charts and graphs.

An analysis of an article by Davison, McCarthy, and Jensen, ?Component Probability and Component Reinforcer Rate as Biasers of Free ? Operant Detection", focusing on the issue of behavior analysis.

This paper discusses non-verbal language acquisition by examining various articles on the topic.

A discussion of positive reinforcement vs. reverse psychology in workplace.

This paper studies the effects of state of mind on health, focusing on optimism and pessimism with respect to cancer.

A behavioral study of inmates who are currently and have participated in a Corrective Thinking Rehabilitation Program.

This paper provides a first step in tackling the problem of the lack of visiblity of the SPCA (Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) in Cumberland County.

This paper discusses that, instead of teaching under the traditional intelligence model, educators must take a more complex view of the process by which children learn and teach emotional and social skills.

A proposal for a study that will ascertain the public's willingness or hesitancy to provide school resource officers in order to protect the nation's public school system.

A research proposal to define the effects that excessive alcohol consumption has on body fat and body composition.

A research proposal to determine the relationship between the frequency of use of force and the racial/ethnic background of recipient of force.

A research proposal to develop data relevant to women's decisions abou the NORPLANT method of birth control.

A research proposal to analyze empirical studies of testing Pettigrew's model of the "ultimate attribution error," related to human causal explanations for events in the world.

A research proposal to examine the effects of economic change on human resource diversity, employment decisions and job and organizational effectiveness.

A research proposal to determine the relationships between overcrowding and laws on mandatory sentencing and parole.

A research proposal to determine how perceptions of rehabilitation priorities differ among inmates, correctional officers & human services staff. Includes background, review of literature and a description of the proposed study.

A completed research study comparing the sexual attitudes of male and female adolescents in Hong Kong. Includes data analysis and hypothesis testing and survey questionnaire, tables and table of contents.

A research proposal for the phenomenological study of male congestive heart failure patients' perceptions of their lives, ailment, therapies and compliance.

A research proposal in marketing research to develop a strategy for retail clothing sales at the Houma, Louisiana store.

A research proposal to determine the relationships among academic procrastination, perceived fear of failure, text anxiety, self-concept and more.

A research proposal to determine how the Media Literacy Discussion Group might reduce the effects of TV violence on first grade boys.

A research proposal to determine factors shaping the public views of harassment.

A proposed research to determine why some at-risk students (poor, parental divorce, etc.) achieve educational success, focusing on the "resilient" students' perceptions about themselves and their success.

A proposed research to compare the effects of CAI vs. oral instruction for problem-solving with 5th & 6th graders.

A completed study measuring doctors' compliance with stipulated asthma treatment guidelines and the effectiveness of such compliance in treating patients.

A completed study on the relationship between the frustrated and disaffected in society and their opposition to gun registration, including an extensive overview of national gun control issues. Tables.

A completed study to measure the impact of meditation on the perceived pain intensity of cancer patients. Tables.

A research proposal to determine the effects on third-grade students' self-esteem of holding them back to repeat the school year.

A research design to determine if increasing job satisfaction among technological professionals reduces turnover rate.

A proposal for a project to determine factors and conditions conducive to rich mathematics problem-solving environment and to develop a curriculum project to develop math skills.

A completed research study analyzing the market share position and strategy of Houma, Louisiana store. Charts. Questionnaire.

A development of the theory for the analysis of an organization in the context of corporate strategic planning including models, assessment plan, firm classifications, etc.

A Research proposal to determine the satisfaction of indigent clients with provision of health care services. Includes methodology, questionnaire and instrumentation.

A Design proposal for a prison for men. Discusses the physical design, punishment philosophy, staffing, racial aspects, discipline and violence.

A research proposal to determine if the justice system fails to rehabilitate offenders.

A completed research on satisfaction and the attitudes of the bank's customers. Discusses field interviews, target groups, questionnaires and data analysis. Includes tables.

A research proposal to determine the effect of music therapy as a treatment method.

Research design to measure effects of praise on workers in four small companies.

Defines the process and looks at models and stages, (shock, confusion, acceptance).

Examines syndrome of newborns of mothers using cocaine. Effects in infancy & later childhood, social aspects and implications for social work.

Argues that unions are necessary to protect workers. Looks at isssues of labor law, organization, history, collective bargaining, economics and flexibile hours.

Evaluates mechanical & manual measurements of muscle strength: effectiveness, validity and reliability.

Research proposal to test effectiveness of revoking license for first DUI, in economic benefit context.