Describe the specific issue or problem your work will address, including the overall importance of this issue/problem and how its resolution will contribute to the improvement of student education outcomes. Strong applications will clearly outline the importance of the issue or problem to education stakeholders, such as practitioners and policymakers. Describe the research questions and/or hypotheses, theoretical and empirical rationale for the study, and the practical importance of the research questions. Describe current typical practice and its identified shortcomings in your area of research, and how the results of this work will inform the future development of an intervention or assessment or the future decision to evaluate an intervention. b. Research Plan - The purpose of this section is to describe the research aims and methodology for the proposed research. Please note that although the Research Plan must be included in the proposal, certain aspects on which the Principal Investigator proposes to receive additional training (e.g., research design and data analysis plan) may be described in less detail compared to proposals submitted to the Special Education Research Grants competition. The Institute anticipates that there will be further development of these plans based on the Principal Investigator’s training experiences and guidance from the mentor(s). Requirements: In order to be responsive and sent forward for peer review, applications to the Early Career topic must: Describe the research design, sample, key outcome measures, and data analysis procedures. Measure of students with or at risk for disabilities. The Institute is most interested in student , , , and that support success in school, and the transition from high school to postsecondary education, meaningful employment, or independent living. Recommendations for a Strong Application: Explain how the Career Development Plan will support the development of the research plan as appropriate for your background. Describe the aims of the research project, including, as appropriate, your specific research question(s) and hypotheses that they intend to address. The Institute’s FY 2018 Special Education Research Grants RFA (84.324A) may be helpful as guide for the types of research activities that would be appropriate under your specified research goal. Propose a research plan that is feasible to carry out within the context of an Early Career grant and provide a justification for its feasibility. Research Design Propose a research design that is directly linked to your research questions.
Describe the specific issue or problem your work will address, including the overall importance of this issue/problem and how its resolution will contribute to the improvement of student education outcomes. Strong applications will clearly outline the importance of the issue or problem to education stakeholders, such as practitioners and policymakers. Describe the research questions and/or hypotheses, theoretical and empirical rationale for the study, and the practical importance of the research questions. Describe current typical practice and its identified shortcomings in your area of research, and how the results of this work will inform the future development of an intervention or assessment or the future decision to evaluate an intervention. b. Research Plan - The purpose of this section is to describe the research aims and methodology for the proposed research. Please note that although the Research Plan must be included in the proposal, certain aspects on which the Principal Investigator proposes to receive additional training (e.g., research design and data analysis plan) may be described in less detail compared to proposals submitted to the Special Education Research Grants competition. The Institute anticipates that there will be further development of these plans based on the Principal Investigator’s training experiences and guidance from the mentor(s). Requirements: In order to be responsive and sent forward for peer review, applications to the Early Career topic must: Describe the research design, sample, key outcome measures, and data analysis procedures. Measure of students with or at risk for disabilities. The Institute is most interested in student , , , and that support success in school, and the transition from high school to postsecondary education, meaningful employment, or independent living. Recommendations for a Strong Application: Explain how the Career Development Plan will support the development of the research plan as appropriate for your background. Describe the aims of the research project, including, as appropriate, your specific research question(s) and hypotheses that they intend to address. The Institute’s FY 2018 Special Education Research Grants RFA (84.324A) may be helpful as guide for the types of research activities that would be appropriate under your specified research goal. Propose a research plan that is feasible to carry out within the context of an Early Career grant and provide a justification for its feasibility. Research Design Propose a research design that is directly linked to your research questions.
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