Think of a human services-related problem in which you have a personal interest ( Effects of lack of parent involvement in middle school students' education). Describe the background of this problem in detail. What is the issue and why is it important? Consolidate your problem summary into a one-sentence problem statement, as described in the lesson. Next, describe a research project or design that might be able to produce knowledge/answers for this problem. Use lesson concepts to describe what kind of research project you would choose, such as quantitative vs qualitative, cross sectional vs longitudinal, panel vs cross-section?

Reference

Monette, D., Sullivan, T., DeJong, C. (2013).Applied Social Research: A Tool for the Human Services.(9^th ed.). Cengage Learning.